thameur.....gasba.....qasba....and fadila el djazairiya

there are two cds by thameur available for mp3 download at amazon if anyone wants to hear some algerian qasba music.............also check out lamia maadini, mohamed khznadji and fadila el djazairiya if you are looking for traditional algerian sounds

rai....and more...tresors de la chanson judeo-arabe

on the amazon.com download mp3s box.........type in SOLI-CADIC..........and you will be shown 277 cds and be able to buy them or indidual songs from them.....................most are rai but there are some old singers and the cd "tresors de la chanson judeo-arabe"............

aissaoua issawa hnayshiyya

there are two short (26 minute) documentaries about snake finders/charmers in morocco which are very similar ( both french, both follow the man about the countryside looking for snakes, show him at home and have brief excerpts from a "lila" or "hadra"). one "moulay hassan aissaoui" is available on dvd from gedeon, while the other "the cobra brotherhood" has been shown on tv but is not available on dvd.