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Tunisian underground music

Tunisian underground music refers to music performed by Tunisian artists that play or compose in a style different from the established Tunisian mainstream (most notably classic Malouf or arab pop).

Heavy metal#

The most active scene is arguably that of Tunisian heavy metal bands, most notably Myrath, but also Persona, Nawather https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Nawather/3540405982 , Carthagods and Ymyrgar. Most of these bands sing in English and sometimes include Arabic sentences in the chorus of their songs. While several bands compose their own music, many of them perform covers.

Rap#

In contrast to Tunisian heavy metal bands, most Tunisian rappers perform in Tunisian (the local Arabic dialect). The Tunisian rap scene is widely based on self-producing MCs such as Wled Bled Crew (Balti…), T-man (Nizar…), Arab Clan (Karoura…), Warda Crew (Wistar), Zomra (El Castro, A.L.A, ZOUfree, Black T, Djappa Man, Bamboucha), Psyco-M, Vipa, Massi, Katybon, Klay BBJ, Hamzaoui Mohamed Amine, NASTYSH!!T, XIIVI, Wingz, Slim Larnaaout, AMYNE, WELD EL 15, Kamel Zmen, La Masse, BmG ,Samara, Joujma, Tchiggy, BadBoy 7low, JenJoon plus a growing number of music producers such as Dj Killer and Dj Momo.

Electronic music#

Electronic music was also popular in the scene, and many Tunisian DJs and producers are gained popularity in the international underground music scene. The Tunisian Underground music scene also contains one of the first underground music labels in the country such as Logo Tunisia Records, M-DMC Records, Underground Source Records.

  • Logo Tunisia Records: First Underground Electronic music label in Tunisia.
  • Red Diamond Tunisia: Tunisian music label established as an independent digital distribution and management label.
  • HarDoos.com: Online Metal Community, News and Gigs in Tunisia.
  • Zanzana.com: A Tunisian website dedicated to the local metal, punk and gothic fans. It has a large database of artist interviews and profiles as well as concert listings and runs a forum related to the radio program Zanzana hosted by Karim Benamor on Radio Tunis Chaine Internationale (RTCI).
  • El Distro Network: Records and Publishing Inc. is an Irish-tunisian distribution company and record label founded in 2017
Region
Tunisia