Formed in 2012 by Parisian DJs Guido Minisky and Hervé Carvalho, Acid Arab patiently honed their style by meeting with scores of artists from all over North Africa and the Middle East. Born in the transcultural cauldron that is Paris, their concept was to create a space for Arab culture in the world of contemporary electronic music. Moving on to create their own tracks, they became a fully-fledged musical ...

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ACID ARAB’s much-awaited 2nd album out now


Watch their new video, “Malek Ya Zahri”



Jdid (meaning new in Arabic) sees the band taking a giant step forward on their path, and deepening the dialogue between the northern, southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean (the northern shore extending, in this particular case, to the banks of the rivers Seine, Thames, Spree and Hudson!) 

Throughout the album, club-oriented beats are taken for a ride, from suburban warehouses to smoky basements of Oran & Istanbul, from wide expanses of desert dunes to landscapes of concrete and metal, and are regenerated by the fresh breezes and the inspiring musicians encountered along the way. 

In the second video off the album, Malek Ya Zahri (“My Luck Is Gone”), Acid Arab are taking us again to Algeria with a personal take on ’80s raï music. Carried by the powerful and wistful voice of Cheikha Hadjla, the song is about loss: of happiness and of loved ones, along the shores of the Mediterranean.



Live Dates

26/03/2021
AT
Vienna
Flex
climats
26/06/2021
FR
Saint Brieuc
Climats
03/07/2021
FR
ROUEN
DJ SET
11/07/2021
FR
Boulogne Billancourt
Climats
21/07/2021
FR
Toulouse
Climats
31/07/2021
PL
KATOWICE
live
06/08/2021
FR
VILLENEUVE LA GARENNE
Madame Loyal
(La Hafla feat The Hacker, Para One, Glitter…)DJ
13/08/2021
BE
Zeebruge
22/08/2021
UA
KIEV
Brave! Factory festival
Live
28/08/2021
FR
Marseille
Delta festival
02/09/2021
FR
Tours
Tours sur Loire
Climats
11/09/2021
BE
Arlon
Aralunaires
DJset
12/09/2021
FR
PARIS
We love green festival
17/09/2021
FR
Orléans
Hop Pop Hop festival
Live
18/09/2021
FR
Poitiers
Le Confort Moderne
Climats
24/09/2021
FR
AMIENS
Maison De La Culture
DJ
01/10/2021
DE
Berlin
Gretchen
La hafla
02/10/2021
TR
Istanbul
Sonar
climats
06/10/2021
LB
Beirut
Palais Sursok
CLimats
08/10/2021
GB
London
Jazz Cafe
LIVE
09/10/2021
FR
SANNOIS
EMB
climats
12/10/2021
FR
Toulouse
Le metronum
Live
05/11/2021
BE
Gand
LIVE
06/11/2021
FR
Quessoy
Festival Sons d' Automne
DJ
19/11/2021
FR
Bordeaux
Le Krakatoa
Live
20/11/2021
FR
Morlaix
24/11/2021
BE
Brussels
Climats
25/11/2021
FR
Lille
Le chapitô
DJ
26/11/2021
CH
Geneve
L usine
Live
08/01/2022
FR
Villerupt
L'Arche
LIVE
22/01/2022
FR
Strasbourg
La Laiterie
Live
29/01/2022
FR
AUDINCOURT
Le Moloco
Live
07/06/2022
PT
LISBON
Nos Alive
Live
10/06/2022
FR
STRASBOURG
La Laiterie
LIVE
17/06/2022
GB
LONDON
Koko
DJ
18/06/2022
NL
AMSTERDAM
Tropikali Festival
DJ
18/06/2022
FR
MONTENDRE
Freemusic
DJ
01/07/2022
FR
CHERBOURG
Azymutes
LIVE
02/07/2022
FR
BELLE ILE
Belle Ile On Air Festival
Live
08/07/2022
AM
GYUMRI
Tsekh
DJ
09/07/2022
SK
TRENCIN
Pohoda
LIVE
14/07/2022
RO
 CLUJ-NAPOCA
Electric Castel
LIVE & DJ
16/07/2022
FR
ARLES
Sud à Arles
LIVE
17/07/2022
BE
GENT
Boomtown festival
LIVE
25/07/2022
PT
IDANHA-A-NOVA
Boom Festival
LIVE
29/07/2022
CZ
BRNO
Pop Messe
LIVE
31/07/2022
FR
LUXEY
Musicalarue
LIVE
31/07/2022
FR
LUXEY
Musicalarue
LIVE
14/08/2022
FI
HELSINKI
Flower Festival
LIVE
20/08/2022
FR
BIRON
Château de Biron
LIVE
26/08/2022
FR
VIEURE
Hadra Trance Festival
LIVE
28/08/2022
GB
LONDON
Maiden Voyage Festival
DJ
17/02/2023
BE
Brussels
Ancienne Belgique
LIVE
18/02/2023
FR
AIX EN PROVENCE
6Mic
LIVE
25/02/2023
FR
LYON
Wintower
LIVE
15/03/2023
GB
MANCHESTER
Blues Kitchen
LIVE
16/03/2023
GB
LONDON
Fabric
LIVE
18/03/2023
SE
STOCKHOLM,
Slaktyrkan
LIVE
25/03/2023
FR
LIEUSAINT
Theatre Senart
LIVE
08/04/2023
GB
LONDON
Night Tales
DJ
20/05/2023
ES
BARCELONE
Razzmatazz
22/09/2023
FR
BAGNERES DE BIGORRE
Big Bag Fest.
LIVE
23/09/2023
IT
ROME
Spring Attitude Fest.
DJ SET
14/10/2023
BE
Bruxelles
Festival des Libertes
DJ set
19/10/2023
FR
Nancy
Nancy Jazz Pulsation
21/10/2023
FR
C'est dans la vall...
SAINTE-MARIE-AUX-MINES
DJ SET
28/10/2023
CZ
PRAHA
Mladi Ladi Fest.
LIVE
10/11/2023
FR
Angouleme
Bisou festival
LIVE
11/11/2023
BE
Charleroi
Rockerill
DJ SET
17/11/2023
FR
PARIS
Theatre de Chaillot
DJ SET
24/11/2023
FR
Montpellier
Le Rockestore
LIVE
08/12/2023
TR
ISTANBUL
Babylon Bomonti
LIVE
09/12/2023
TR
ANKARA
Milyon Performance Hall
09/12/2023
TR
ANKARA
Atakule Event Hall
27/01/2024
GB
LONDON
Electric Brixton
16/02/2024
DK
Copenhagen
VEGA
14/03/2024
ES
Barcelona
SALA APOLO

Releases

ACID ARAB - Trois
ACID ARAB
Trois
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ACID ARAB - Acid Arab Remixed
ACID ARAB
Acid Arab Remixed
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ACID ARAB - Musique de France
ACID ARAB
Musique de France
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ACID ARAB - Jdid
ACID ARAB
Jdid
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SOUNDS, Visuals & More

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