zalzal - 1-24-2008 at 12:00 PM
I believe it is very rare to listen gnawa with oud.
The first 3 minutes there is oud. (I find similarities with yemen music).
The rest is in french; a doc on Amazigh Kateb, concert in Algeria. Amazigh Kateb is the great algerian leader of french group Gnawa Diffusion. He has
created an authentic blend of modern with traditional music. I have listened to his cd Bab el Oued Kingston thousands of times. With Gnawa Diffusion
everything is good, lyrics and music.
(Amazigh Kateb is the son of late Kateb Yacine, the great algerian modern writer.
I do not know if translated in english but his writings in french is a flood of art and litterature, so do not hesitate to read him).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DJzkW4Wxqc
David Parfitt - 1-24-2008 at 01:33 PM
Gnot bad! 
ALAMI - 1-25-2008 at 11:42 AM
I totally agree with you Zalzal, "Bab El oued Kingston" is one great CD, the guys from Gnawa Diffusion are really smart on both the musical and lyrics
sides.
Being the son of the great Kateb Yacine has obviously its bright influence in Amzigh's lyrics. Fortunately the lyrics are all printed inside the CD
because It would've been hard for me to get them all in the algerian dialect.
Souad Massi is also a great algerian singer, I like her work (although not all of it)
Long live Algeria
Matthias - 1-25-2008 at 03:44 PM
Hello Alami,
Gnawa music is a traditional maroc music. Some good examples are the following:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VkkgyAWS-A#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtbWmrKtXxc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq5UPL65iPQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVD_I2IE-tk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcNjNP2ugUA (with a oud)
Gnawa music is traditionally played with the gembri and not with the oud, which you can see in the videos. Further instruments are the cimbals and a
big bass drum and dancers.
Furthermore, there is a great festival about gnawa music in maroc in june. Have a look at their website:
http://www.festival-gnaoua.net/
they have music and videos about the festival on their site.
Regards Matthias