NEXT ALBUM "AMANE" RELEASED ON MARCH 14, 2025
After two albums and a decade on the road, « The Gateway to the West » opens again with a third opus in the form of a manifesto. Through eight fables, the band blends the sap of rock'n'roll with the trance rhythms and sounds of the Maghreb, which have always been part of their DNA. Eight fables in which invisible heroes speak out, the peaceful revenge of the humble, the elements and the animal kingdom on the absurd frenzy of an increasingly fragmented humanity. Eight fables to advocate a return to roots and crossbreeding. The live, organic sound of Amane (due out March 14, 2025) travels from London to Ouarzazate, from Mohamed Rouicha to Led Zeppelin. Folk ballads, desert rock and disco raï embrace each other without ever colliding.
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Bab El West
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Bab El West
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Bab El West
The band
photo : Pierrick Guidou
Bab El West is a passage without checkpoints to a fertile land where Maghrebian folklore meets rock and Berber poetry. It's also the fruit of an encounter between three musicians who are keen to establish a dialogue between musical cultures: the Maghreb meets the rock of the 1970s, whose energy infuses each Bab El West album.
The name Bab El West is no coincidence: “Gateway to the West” refers as much to the band's taste for novelty and experimentation, as it does to their attachment to two spaces that might seem far apart. Morocco and the Brittany peninsula touch without ever merging in rhythms and lyrics whose singularity lies in their ability to translate universal experiences. From Douar (” Village ‘, 2017) to Houdoud (’ Border ‘, 2019) to Amane (’ Water '), third album scheduled for release on March 14, 2025, Habib Farroukh's pen unfolds a universe of symbols and metaphors, a celebration of Berber culture.
Since 2024, Bab El West has been presenting its new repertoire live in concert in France and the Maghreb.
photo : Pierrick Guidou
photo : Pierrick Guidou
photo : Pierrick Guidou
photo : Victor Delfim
Photo : Pierrick Guidou
photo : Pierrick Guidou
upcoming show
19/01 - JOURNÉES MUSICALES DE CARTHAGE - TUNIS
31/01 - LE CHINOIS - MONTREUIL
21/03 - LE TRIANON - PARIS
23/03 - L' ARCADIE - PLOUDALMÉZEAU
21/05 - CAFÉ DE LA DANSE /RELEASE PARTY - PARIS
26/07 - PARTAGE D'AFRIQUE - PLOUGUIEL
29/07 - MARDI DU PORT - PLOUGASNOU
01/08 - CHEZ GAUD - LOGUIVY DE LA MER
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vidéos
contacts
Booking : contact@babelwest.com
Press officer : Charlotte Lafon / charlotte@lesbonnesondes.biz / +33 6 81 76 36 59
Press Kit (english version) >>> here !
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