Bab L’ Bluz (literally "La porte du Blues") was born following the meeting of the Moroccan singer guitarist Yousra Mansour and the French guitarist/ producer Brice Bottin in Marrakech in early 2017. Both passionate about gnawa music, they decide to take the guembri together. In 2017, they composed a new repertoire of 10 powerful and current music titles, while respecting the analog universe of the 60s and 70s. They want to mix their influences tasty, and want to be labeled as a Moroccan psychedelic rock band that is inspired by gnawa and hassani traditions, combining rock, current music and Moroccan popular music.
Best known until now as Dramane Dembélé, Popimane proposes to revisit traditional Mandingo music in the light of the contemporary afro-jazz movement, as initiated by Toumani Diabaté, Ali Farka Touré, Manu Dibango, who were brilliant precursors.
As part of Attacafa’s Le Temps d'une lune festival. In partnership with the Grand Mix.