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After over eleven years of collaborations with diverse Barraka artists (such as Aisha Kandisha`s Jarring Effects, Ahlam, Azzddine...) and after over 10'000 sold copies of their previous albums «Agdal Reptiles On Majoun» 1995 and «Al Bharr» 1998, Youssef El Mejjad and Pat Jabbar finally release their third album «Destination Halal» under the name of Amira Saqati (Moroccan dialect for a piece of something). Far from any «sex & drugs & rock’n’roll» - party lifestyle attitude, the recordings were made in Marrakech during the spiritual and holy period of Ramadan 2004, under as «Halal» as possible conditions. Even if music in general became a secondary thing in their lifes, it still remains an important and strong way of expression, to share ideas and convictions. The main message of this album, tries to bring in question the values of our actual way of life. Do we need all these permanent and transitory distractions to get satisfied ? May our passions give us the solution o...