Pop review: U-Cef: Halalwood

A Moroccan DJ resident in Ladbroke Grove, U-Cef brings to the world fusion party an in-depth knowledge of Middle Eastern music, a bunch of celebrity mates and a rich imagination. Halalwood bristles with influences - trance, hip hop, reggae, rock - though it's the tracks rooted in sinuous mid-East tradition that stand out. 'Ouddamak', with Natacha Atlas, 'Kalzoom' and 'Ya Rayah' all remodel North African classics. By contrast, 'Boolandrix', evoking what might have happened on Jimi Hendrix's 1969 ...

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