Challengers: Dissidenten with Lemchaheb and "Fata Morgana"

One of the leaders of "world-beat" music, Germany's Dissidenten, bring us our random tune for today. Formed in 1981 in India, the band started their career with a year's tour of Asia and then returned to India and recorded their first album. In 1982 they moved to Morocco, where they recorded this song, Fata Morgana, along with the rest of their second album called Sahara Elektrik. Fata Morgana, which was recorded in collaboration with Moroccan musical group Lemchaheb and which is influenced by Dissidenten's electronic rock along with Lemchaheb's roots in gnawa, Berber music and rock, is an example of the collaboration with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians for which they have become known. Fata Morgana became a big dance hit in Europe. They have since moved a few more times as they've recorded more albums - twelve in all. You can find Fata Morgana on their 1984 album Sahara Elektrik.

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Go with the Gut: Dissidenten and "Instinctive Traveler (Funk.Ed Up Mix)

One of the bands that is considered a leader of the worldbeat movement is on tap for our random tune for today. Dissidenten are a German rock/electronic band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians. The band was founded in 1981 by German musicians, and the band released their first album in collaboration with Indian musicians after a one year tour of India. They then moved to Morocco to record their second album in 1982, again collaborating with local musicians, particularly the band Lem Chaheb. In 1986, they moved to Spainand repeated the process, and again in 1989 when they moved back to Morocco. The band, which had a hiatus, reunited in 1995 and released another album. Since then, they have toured and performed at festivals, and have participated in a documentary and an opera. Their song Instinctive Traveler can be found on their 1997 album of the same name. This version, Instinctive Traveler (Funk.Ed Up Mix) can be found on the 2001 album Dissidenten Remix.ed: A Worldbeat Odyssey and on the compilation Putumayo Presents: World Lounge CD (2002).