AfA #53 – Tunesien
Featuring Meryem Masmoudi
Providing us with a first-hand perspective this week is Tunesian student Meryem Masmoudi who grew up in Tunis and recently moved to Germany for her Master studies at the TU Berlin. Additional to all our usual chapters – namely Geography, History, Politics and Economics – Meryem also gives us an insight into Tunesian Art, Music and Architecture.

Links about Tunisia
Music
Traditional music Malouf: Emblem of Tunisian national identity, is a type of traditional music with Arab, Andalusian and Ottoman influence. Two big interpreters:
1. Lotfi Bouchnak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdZcN7Rv-D8&list=LLwFTlvLppLTqjQwD_MBO93g&index=3&t=0s
2. Zied Gharsa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BS3eD7Veks&list=LLwFTlvLppLTqj QwD_MBO93g&index=1
Aazifet: which means „The Musicians“, is the first female orchestra of learned music in the Arab world, founded in March 1992 by the Tunisian Amina Srarfi. The group presents classic pieces taken from the Tunisian and Andalusian heritages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYCRtqh4UbI
Contemporary Arabic music: Ghalia Ben Ali: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwegkaPCmt8
Alternative/Poetic: Ÿuma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTXv0sPgjXY
Rip hop/Electronic: Emel Mathlouthi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ79iEfus8E Tunisian Folklore: Hedi Habouba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzhU-Vc0mKY&t=112s
Rap/Pop: Ghali: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgt6luBwzz0
Dance
Zina & Aziza: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGIWlIGr2dU
Rochdi Belgasmi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWgxsQ__khk
Caligraphy
Light and Caligraphy: Karrim Jabarri: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfmmFksQmlM
Caligrafitti: El Seed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP2EprrFGMs
Painting Ali Zenaidi: http://www.art-in.online/Ali-Zena%C3%AFdi.html
Events:
Music festival in the desert: https://www.dunes-electroniques.com/
Open-sky museum: Djerbahood (incl. virtual tour):
Collectives: Breakreate (Hip-Hop): https://www.thebreakreate.com/
TV Magazine: Y Africa: https://www.orange.com/fr/Groupe/Orange-dans-le-monde/Folder/Orange- Afrique-et-Moyen-Orient/Y-Africa/Y-Africa-le-magazine-TV-des-cultures- africaines/Pays/Y-Africa-en-Tunisie
Platforms (Tunisian cinema): Artify: https://artify.tn/
+ Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Tunisia: https://www.mosaicnorthafrica.com/explore-the-unesco-world-heritage- sites-in-tunisia/ +To know more about entrepreneurship in Tunisia, browse the Tunisian platform of the entrepreneurial ecosystem https://www.eot.tn/
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