Sarazino @ Nuits D'Afrique 2010

Sarazino
Maghreb, Latin America World Music
Biography :

Sarazino came out of the imagination of Lamine Fellah, a musician, composer and producer. Born in the Algerian city of Constantine in 1970, Fellah is the son of a diplomat and spent much of his childhood and adolescence roaming the world -- Spain, Switzerland, Burundi, Burkina Faso. In each of these countries, he learned about different musical styles, rhythms and instruments. Whether West African melodies, reggae, flamenco, Arab-Andalusian music or French song, everything entered the ears of an attentive Fellah with his passion for this great wealth.
At age 14, he was living in Burkina Faso. He decided to take the leap, creating his own pieces and founding a group with friends of his. Four years later, he left for Montreal to study political science and economics, but music continued to be the great passion of his life. He took advantage of Montreal's night life to imbue himself in new sounds and styles.
In 1993, tragedy arrived at his door: his father was assassinated by Islamic militants, and his family was forced into exile. This drama gave Lamine Fellah a renewed need for freedom and for harmony between peoples. Two years later, there emerged Sarazino and then its first album, Et Puis Voilà, sung entirely in French but blending African, Algerian and French influences.
A long-time enthusiast of South America, Lamine Fellah decided to continue merrily along in that direction. In the late 1990s, he left to settle in Quito, Ecuador, where he still lives today. In 2003, Sarazino brought out its second album, Mundo Babilón. Latin American influences can be felt in it, creating a successful mixture, so much so that the Putumayo label included two of its songs in its World Party and Latin Reggae compilations.
Four years later, he began producing a third album that would come out two years after that. Ya Foy!, meaning "No problem!" in Dioula, is a delicate arrangement of reggae and Latino beats sprinkled with North African and West African spices, thanks in particular to the collaboration of artists from varied origins.

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