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Hoba Hoba Spirit
The Moroccan band Hoba Hoba Spirit calls its unique brand of world music
"Hayha." A fusion of reggae, rock, and traditional Gnawa influences, that
multi-layered sound was first developed in 1998, the year Hoba Hoba Spirit
formed in Casablanca. Bandmates Reda Allali, Anouar Zehouani, Adil Hanine, Saad
Bouidi, Othmane Hmimar, Abssamad Bourhim, and Mohamed Laâbidi named their band
after a Bob Marley song and spent several years developing their craft before
releasing their self-titled debut album, Hoba Hoba Spirit, in 2003. Blad Skizo
followed in 2005. Trabando, the band's third LP,...
