From Santa Cruz California to Agadir
Fattah and Mohamed, the cofounders of AZA, are both multi instrumentalists, vocalists and songwriters inspired by the many styles of North African music. Together, they had the idea of bringing a new, earthy acoustic sound to the world. After two years of composing and arranging, their vision of this music has come full-circle and is heard here on Tayuga. “Tayuga” is a word in the Tamazight (Berber) language of the North African indigenous people that has two meanings — plowing or working the land, and also, a pair or a duo.