Photo by Brice Bottin
Be hypnotized into a mystical and liberating headbanging frenzy by Bab L' Bluz! Armed with their electric guembris, the French-Moroccan power quartet delivers a mixture of trance rhythms, soaring vocals, and bass-heavy grooves.
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
About the Program
Bab L' Bluz (literally "The door of the Blues") is a Franco-Moroccan group created in 2018 in Marrakech following the meeting of the Moroccan singer/guitarist Yousra Mansour and the French guitarist/producer Brice Bottin.
Armed with their electric guembris, Bab L' Bluz resonates a mixture of Gnawa trance rhythms, Hassani songs from southern Morocco, and Chaâbi polyrhythms, propelling their music into the magnetic fields of psychedelic rock and volutes of incense.
Led by a woman doukkalia, the group carries an attitude of the revolution the Moroccan youth movement "Nayda," a new wave of artists and committed musicians who are inspired by the local heritage, singing texts of freedom in the Moroccan-Arabic dialect Darija.
Very active since its creation, the power quartet travels the globe to distill its hypnotic riffs and spread its mystical and liberating headbanging frenzy to its audience—a true signature of the group.
Poetic and powerful, Bab L' Bluz is an expanding universe, a sonic territory that transcends boundaries.
Evening Schedule:
Doors open at 6:30 pm. Concertgoers should arrive early to eat, drink, shop, and see current exhibitions. While relaxing in the Skirball's hillside courtyard before the concert, enjoy a set by dublab DJ Wadood.
- 6:30–8:00 pm: dublab DJ Wadood performs in Taper Courtyard.
- Also in Taper Courtyard, stop by an airbrush tattoo station by We Adorn You featuring a custom Moroccan design.
- Near the Skirball's permanent exhibition Visions and Values: Jewish Life from Antiquity to America, engage with our Hands on History touch cart! Visitors of all ages are invited to get a real feel for actual ancient artifacts.
- 6:30–10:00 pm: Relax in our curated oasis featuring custom Moroccan furniture and light fixtures, where you can kick back and lean into the magic of the Maghreb.
- 8:00 pm: The concert begins in Taper Courtyard.
Watch the official music video for Bab L' Bluz's "Imazighen"
Donor Support
Sunset Concerts at the Skirball are generously sponsored by:
The Bilger Family
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About Sunset Concerts
Our popular summertime music series is back! Get together with friends and family to sing and dance to an eclectic lineup of musicians in the Skirball’s picturesque hillside courtyard.
Taking place in the heart of our relaxing, communal oasis, our twenty-seventh season explores the diaspora and identity of African and Caribbean artists whose music warmly embraces humanity’s inherent right to freedom.
