Lemchaheb is a Moroccan musical formation founded in 1972 in Casablanca, Morocco, known for its pronounced taste for Western music and a sense of provocation.
Lemchaheb has the particularity of introducing modern electrical instruments and composing texts denouncing the excesses of the Moroccan political regime.
Rich in diametrically opposed musical influences such as Berber music, Gnaoua music and put in tune with rock and modern music, Lemchaheb is recognised for having participated in the renewal of Moroccan music from the 1970s to the 1980s, when the group disappeared from the stage.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played tracks from the group on his radio programmes when they collaborated with German rock band, Dissidenten for the Sahara Electric (also known as Sahara Elektrik) album, released in 1984. He never played any of their solo material.
Shows Played[]
- 20 June 1984 (& Dissidenten): Sahara Elektrik (LP - Sahara Elektrik) Exil
- 04 July 1984 (& Dissidenten): Casablanca - Wacha Wacha (LP - Sahara Electric) EXIL
- 04 July 1984 (BFBS) (& Dissidenten): Sahara Electric (LP - Sahara Electric) Exil
- 28 July 1984 (BFBS) (& Dissidenten): El Mounadi - Die Wüste Lebt (album - Sahara Electric) Exil
- 1985
- 26 March 1985 (& Dissidenten): 'Casablanca (12")' (Fuzz Dance)
- 14 April 1985 (BFBS) (& Dissidenten): 'Casablanca (12")' (Fuzz Dance)
- 09 September 1985 (BFBS) (& Dissidenten): 'Fata Morgana (LP-Sahara Electric)' (Globe Style)
- 1999
- 06 May 1999 (& Dissidenten): Sahara Elektrik (LP - Sahara Elektrik) Globe Style