Souad Massi - 2003-19 BBC Sessions

Today I have for your earful enjoyment two BBC sessions by Souad Massi, the first from 2003 for Andy Kershaw's show, the second from only a month ago for BBC Radio 3. Actually I discovered that last one, when searching info to prepare a post about her 2003 session.

Souad Massi - picture from BBC Artists

Short Introduction
Souad Massi, born 1972 August 23, is an Algerian Berber singer, songwriter and guitarist. She began her career performing in the Kabyle political rock band Atakor, before leaving the country following a series of death threats. In 1999, Massi performed at the Femmes d'Algerie concert in Paris, which led to a recording contract with Island Records.
Massi's music, which prominently features the acoustic guitar, displays Western musical style influences such as rock, country or the Portuguese fado but sometimes incorporates oriental musical influences and oriental instruments like the oud as well as African musical stylings. Massi sings in Classical Arabic, Algerian Arabic, French, occasionally in English, and in the Kabyle Berber language, often employing more than one language in the same song.
sources: wikipedia and for much more head over to worldmusiccentral


Listen to a track from her 2003 session



SOUAD MASSI - 2003-19 BBC Sessions 
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Souad Massi - 2003.Apr.11 BBC Kershaw Session
setlist: intro / 1.Bladi - my country / interview / 2.Amessa - a day will come // 3.Deb - heart broken / interview / 4.Moudja - the wave / outro
bc.2003.Apr.11 -22:15, BBC Radio 3 - Andy Kershaw
BBC guide: tonight's show features a session from Algerian singer Souad Massi, who performs acoustic versions of songs from her new album Deb.

Souad Massi - 2019.Nov.08 BBC Radio3 Session
setlist: 1.Oumniya [mon souhait - my wish] / interview / 2.Salam [quiétude -  tranquility] / interview / 3.Wakfa [debout - stand-up]
bc.2019.Nov.08, BBC Radio3 - In Tune
Line-up: Souad Massi - vocals, guitar / Mehdi Dalil - mandoline


Archived information from bbc.co.uk about Souad Massi [all included in the download]:

• profiles for Awards for World Music: 2002 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006
• others features: 2002 interview / 2003 album review

Souad Massi was featured before on Mangue Music, but so far never had "her own" post:

• 2 tracks from her performance at BBC Awards for World Music 2006 
• session together with Kiran Ahluwalia on 2018.Apr.19 at KEXP Radio

Souad Massi - MultiMedia etc.

• Souad Massi at facebook / twitter -  / soundcloud
• Her management - your-european-stage 
• Souad Massi's page at BBC artists [incl.links to BBC Radio shows in which tracks are played] 
• 2014.Aug: Souad Massi in Hammamet [Tunisia] - youtube
• 2014.Nov: Interview during Nour Festival - on the festival's blog
• 2019.Jul: live session [promo new album] -  Oumniya / Pays Natal
• 2019.Sep.30: Souad massi concert in Paris [Arte & Fip] - arte.tv 
• For her discography, I think everything is listed at discogs.com

NEVER EVER FORGET:

"il faut me pardonner - you must forgive me"

Pap Djah's last words before left on his own in the Sahara desert (in Niger)