Bab El West: Houdoud

Bab El West: Houdoud

June 30, 2020

Close Encounters Listening Post 259. Pandemic isolation can evoke images of The Little Prince, alone on his asteroid, testing the limits of confinement as he imagines transcending space. Similar fabulous journeys are at the heart of Bab El West’s second album,...
Bab El West: Douar

Bab El West: Douar

March 5, 2018

It Takes a Village Listening Post 140. The concept of Bab El West’s first full-length album was born in Brittany when Habib Farroukh spotted a road sign for the town of Douarnenez. The Moroccan-born singer-composer and two French-born band mates compared notes and...