Akli D arrived in France in the early 80’s after fleeing Algeria. Discovered by Manu Chao playing in a cafe (I wish they had cafes like that around here) Manu Chao went on to produce this, Akli D.’s second album. Songs of our time, told by a modern day storyteller, songs that have an enlightened perspective on global issues that affect us all. Songs like ‘Malik’ which is the ‘never again’ story of Malik Oussekine, a pacifist student who died from injuries inflicted by the police at the famous student demonstration of 1986. Rooted in the Berber rhythms of North Africa he also mixes in reggae, celtic and global roots to produce a chilled backdrop to the songs. He’s in UK next February but it looks like only playing the predictable ‘big’ venues as part of a package hopefully he’ll be back soon playing a cafe near you.
