Brigitte Fontaine & Areski Belkacem - Baraka 1980

🛈 Important information – Restock in progress
Following the success of Brigitte Fontaine & Areski Belkacem's record Baraka 1980, a repress has been launched.

All orders placed will be shipped from July 15th.

Thank you for your patience and enthusiasm for this re-release!

After Comme à la radio, Brigitte Fontaine and Areski Belkacem released a series of experimental albums, blending subversive poetry with minimalist sound. Their Baraka project, initially conceived as a return to intimate pop with oriental influences, was diverted in the studio by an overly busy production, resulting in Les églantines sont peut-être formidables – an album long banned from sale by the duo, distorted by inappropriate jazz-rock arrangements.

But recently unearthed, the original demos reveal a rawer, more sincere version of the project. These stripped-down takes highlight Brigitte and Areski's unique vocal alchemy, capturing a suspended moment between two eras of their work.