Essi Moh
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| Genres | Ethnic Blues |
| Labels | Roubla Productions |
| Website | www.essimoh.com |
Essi Moh is a singer, actor songwriter and guitar player.[1]
Moh's name refers to the Algerian saying "Dar Essi moh, edkhoul ou rouh"[what language is this?], which means : "Essi Moh’s place, you can enter it and leave it whenever you want!".[2][3]
Moh started his career as a guitarist playing reggae, soul music, chanson française, blues, and gnawi. He performed in different venues, including the New Morning, Casino de Paris, and Cabaret Sauvage.
In 2010, Moh and songwriter Karim Kiared recorded EP Zenjabil.[1] Its success encouraged Moh to produce his first full album. Zenjabil v2.0 in 2011.[4]
Moh formed his band with Jean-Michel Franciette on drums, Salah Boutamine on bass, Vincent Raymond on trumpet, Krimo Yahioune on guitar, Amine Acyl and Valery Pellegrini on percussion, arrangements and sound engineering.
In June 2013, Moh wrote and recorded music for the play Classic Coiffure at the Auguste Théâtre in Paris.
Moh acted in the movie Les zanamours transitoires by Lazh Lo and also wrote and produced the music.[5]
Discography[edit]
- 2010: Khatini
- 2011: Zenjabile v2.0
References[edit]
- ^ a b Essi Moh au Chapiteau du Hilton: "Je joue toute la musique que j'aime" (in French), L'Expression, 5 August 2012
- ^ http://www.france24.com/ar/20111001-essi-moh-culture-algeria-zenjabil Interview of Essi Moh on FRANCE 24 TV
- ^ http://www.algerie-focus.com/blog/2011/09/essi-par-moh-zenjabil-v2-0-un-album-pour-tous-clip-video/ Essi Moh on Algerie Focus Algerie-Focus
- ^ http://www.jam-mag.com/du-zenjabil-du-2-0-et-du-roots-coup-de-projecteur-sur-le-nouvel-album-de-essi-moh/ Archived 2012-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Coup de Projecteur sur le nouvel album sur JAM MAG
- ^ "LES ANAMOURS TRANSITOIRES". zanamours.tumblr.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-04.