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1. TANGER 2. BODY 3. JAH 4. SHOP 5. PERIOD POINT BLANK 6. KESH 7. CLEMENCE 8. RAPTURE 9. LEGIT 10. ECLIPSE 11. TRUST 12. AL HADR 13. GOODBYE |
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Description: | On Al Hadr, Sabrina Bellaouel taps into myriad influences: from spirituality, astrology to club
culture, romance, the body and self-love. Creating a balance between places, identities and
sounds is a huge part of the charm of Al Hadr. As a true Libra, she??s finding a balance
between honoring her roots and carving out her future.
Following two solo EPs, also on InFiné ?? 2020??s We Don??t Need To Be Enemies and 2021??s
Libra ?? the French-Algerian producer and vocalist??s unique style of electronic R&B blossoms
with Al Hadr, a 13-track album featuring collaborations with dance producer Basile3,
experimental club DJ and writer Crystallmess, jazz musician Monomite and pop singer
Bonnie Banane, among others.
Born, raised and based in Bagneux, outside the southern périphérique of Paris, Bellaouel
lives between worlds. At home, her Algerian heritage and Muslim faith have fused tight
familial bonds and a keen sense of history and culture; as ??Berbers?, she speaks French and
Arabic. In her headphones, she finds comfort in the sparse experimentalism of Radiohead
and romantic tales of Jill Scott. On the hot club dance floors of Paris, driving house beats
connect her to her body.
In swirling these private and public passions together on Al Hadr ?? which translates from
Arabic as ??the present time? ?? Bellaouel is the most vulnerable she??s ever been on record.
Classic neo-soul and silken R&B blend with club electronics. Tender harmonies are sung and
rhymes are spoken in English, French and Arabic, exploring love, faith and identity. Samples
of drum machines are the backbone for wisps of woodwind, strings, keys and environmental
??found sounds??, including Bellaouel??s own live recordings.
Creating a balance between places, identities and sounds is a huge part of the charm of Al
Hadr. As a true Libra, she??s finding a balance between honoring her roots and carving out her
future. - |
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2841022 |
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