Abderrazzek Kliou

Abderrazzek Kliou (Arabic: عبد الرزاق قليو) is a Tunisian singer, who sings mainly in the Mezwed genre, a popular traditional music based on North African Amazigh scale rhythms, believed by Tunisians to be completely different from Egyptian Shaabi music. It incorporates traditional Tunisian drums called Darbouka and a kind of bagpipe called a mizwad with a bag made from ewe's leather. Usually it is sung in Tunisian linguistic varieties. Originally the music of the countryside and the working classes; it is often played at weddings and parties. It has its own particular dances in which people may enter a trance-like state. 
== Links To Peel ==
Peel's programme assistant Hermeet Chadha went on holiday to Tunisia for a week in 2003, giving John the gift of a record he'd bought over there upon his return. The unidentified record, which was played on 25 June 2003 turned out to be from Abderrazzek Kliou.
== Shows Played ==
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* 25 June 2003: Eddar Dhiga
== External Links ==
* Maghreb Space
Category:Artists