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I'm very excited by this poll ! I hve started listening to some stuff from North Africa/Middle East from my collection. I'll post the highlights.
First of all, this is Slimane AZEM, from Kabylia (Algeria). Kabyles are the Berber people from ALgeria, i.e. the native people that was here before the Arab invasion. They have their own language and culture, and are very proud and rebellious. There are mpany Kabyls in France : one of my good friends is from Kabylia, and she's got a lot of character !! When she's up to something, you better not stand in her way
This song was recored in 1975, and is in French. It's about exile and longing for your mother country : the typical immigrant lament.
all good stuff. i didn't know slimane azem. if i had to pick some additional songs from these artists they'd be:
Cheb Khaled & Safy Boutella - "La Camel" (1988)
Khaled - "Sbabi Ntya" (2009)
Rachid Taha - "Ida" (1998)
Rachid Taha - "Ecoute Moi Camarade" (2006)
and on the folkier side, from Morocco:
Master Musicians of Jajouka - "A Habibi Ouajee T'Allel Allaiya" (1992)
not to be confused w/ the master musicians of bukkake
So please nominate it in the FWC thread 
Good 
Dan, I was just thinking : there might be a way of qualifying Melingo : I can take out my first choice, a Carlos Gardel song, since Miguel (if I remember well) picked another Gardel song. Then we could replace Gardel with his pupil Melingo, and I would let you chose the song you prefer.
I'm sure Stephan won't mind
