Saet El Hazz (The Luck Hour) by Maurice Louca, released on Northern Spy in 2021.

The title Saet el Hazz is a coded saying in Egypt to refer to a good time and usually implies a great deal of debauchery. “When you mention to someone that you’ve had a saet hazz, there are no questions asked. It is what it is.”

The initial spark for Saet El-Hazz (The Luck Hour) was Louca’s desire to collaborate with “A” Trio, the Lebanese improvisational group featuring Mazen Kerbaj on prepared trumpet, Sharif Sehnaoui on prepared guitar, and Raed Yassin on prepared double bass. “When the three of them come together they create a sonic cosmos entirely their own. I started by composing music that I wanted to have exist within this sonic world— at times in harmony, or clashing with it, and all the emotional ranges in between.”

https://mauricelouca.bandcamp.com/album/saet-el-hazz-the-luck-hour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqFogrgq-rQ&list=PLjPLzR0n04cWroDYJX80R4XdHIADtRLzi&index=1

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Benhayyi Al-Baghbaghan (Salute the Parrot)
by Maurice Louca, released on Nawa in 2014

Maurice Louca is one of the most exciting artists in the alternative music scene across the Arab world today. Two years in the making, Benhayyi Al-Baghbaghan (Salute the Parrot) lands as his most original work to date. His trademark whirlwind of percussion-based rhythms seamlessly intertwines with layers of jarring yet coherent compositions and improvisations, rendered by a host of Arab and international guest artists.

Following years of collaborations and inconspicuous touring across Europe and the Arab world, Louca has become renowned for his powerful live shows. But those who have experienced earlier iterations of Benhayyi Al-Baghbaghan (Salute the Parrot) at one of Louca’s performances will hear an album that is far more complex and hard-hitting...

https://mauricelouca.bandcamp.com/album/benhayyi-al-baghbaghan-salute-the-parrot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48lR8aZYDJ0

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For Seun Matta by Karkhana, released on Holidays Records in 2017.

Featuring some of the most innovative musicians from Beirut, Cairo, Istanbul and Chicago, Karkhana's seven multi- instrumentalists build a transcendental atmosphere, developing what could possibly be called "free Middle Eastern music".

Umut Çağlar: Reeds, Flute, Percussion
Tony Elieh: Electric Bass
Maurice Louca: Organ, Synth
Mazen Kerbaj: Trumpet, Percussion, Reeds
Sam Shalabi: Electric Guitar, Oud
Sharif Sehnaoui: Electric Guitar
Michael Zerang: Drums, Percussion, Cymbal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMEEdzXTWUg&list=RDPMEEdzXTWUg&start_radio=1

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Maurice Louca teases forthcoming new album, Barĩy (Fera) برٌِي, with first single ‘El Taalab الثعلب’

https://castthedice.org/?p=22581

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Maurice Louca

"Elephantine"
Musicians:
Tommaso Cappellato (Drums/Percussions)
Ozun Usta (Drums/Percussions)
Elsa Bergman (Bass)
Pasquale Mirra (Vibraphone)
Piero Bittolo (Baritone Sax/Alto Sax/Bass Flute)
Anna Högberg (Alto Sax)
Rasmus Kjærgård Lund (Tuba)
Isak Hedtjärn (Clarinet/Bass Clarinet)
Nadah El Shazly (Vocals)
Natik Awayez (Oud)
Ayman Asfour (Violin)
Maurice Louca (Guitar/Piano)

(Northern Spy 2019)
https://songwhip.com/mauricelouca/elephantine

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Maurice Louca:
🎵 Saet El Hazz (The Luck Hour)

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https://open.spotify.com/track/1sPaBRcy5D4afMCbUO9TmN

https://mauricelouca.bandcamp.com/album/saet-el-hazz-the-luck-hour
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