16 Apr 2024
Album SALAM out now
Samira's Blues new EP SALAM is OUT now on major platforms like Apple music and Bandcamp!
We are very happy with our new digital EP Salam! This is our second album and for this release we were supported by Noord Hollandse Popkanjers and Cultuurfonds.
Salam Peace is an ode to the music of the Sahara and the spirits and rhythms of North Africa. The musical lines of Samira's Blues take you through the Moroccan Sahara to the Malian shore on the other side.
We hope you'll enjoy our new sounds!
Samira's Blues
Spiritual Sahara Blues
Samira Dainan explores her roots and celebrates the healing power of music with Samira’s Blues. Her research into her Arabic, Amazigh and African heritage led her to the music of Morocco and the Sahara. Back in Amsterdam she founds the band Samira’s Blues together with guitarist Bas Gaakeer. The music relies on both the pentatonic scale and the trance-like bass and percussion, prominent in the traditional music of those places.
Their focus on original compositions and interpretation of traditional songs is strongly recognised by the scenes they work with and are inspired by.