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Touch El Arab

Touch El Arab has been played on NTS in shows including Bahamian Moor, featured first on 24 July 2017. Songs played include At 9, Muhammar and AT 9.

Touch El Arab was a Swiss band from Basle that lasted only for a couple of EPs and one album. Their song 'Muhammar', originally released as a B-side in 1987, reached number 4 in the Swiss charts and was also very successful in Italy and France. They used arabic samples combined with melodic italo-type synth-pop and humourous lyrics. Before Touch El Arab they recorded under the name Billy Bordelli and got into problems because they played nude on…

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At 9
Touch El Arab
Lux Noise1987
At 9
Touch El ArabLux Noise1987
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Muhammar
Touch El Arab
Lux Noise1987
Muhammar
Touch El ArabLux Noise1987
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AT 9
Touch El Arab
Nord Sud1988
AT 9
Touch El ArabNord Sud1988
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