In 2022, a new chapter in Saïd Tichiti's musical life opened: with a new name, sound and collaborators, he continues on the path he started more than two decades ago. His project brings together ancient gnawa, shaâbi and Hassan songs with Western genres such as dub, funk and psychedelic rock. By invoking the aesthetics of these modern genres, also leaving room for improvisation, he pushes the ancient desert traditions to new horizons.

Saïd was born in the south of Morocco to a Berber mother and a Black African father. He arrived in Hungary in 1998 and founded his band Chalaban with local musicians, blending Afro-Arab and Central European musical influences. They have released 6 albums, given numerous concerts all over Europe and Morocco, and greatly contributed to the promotion of different Moroccan musical genres in Hungary and Central Europe.

Chalaban now plays a magical world music concert at Cairo! Fest Budapest – Raqs Art Forum. The audience is invited on a real cultural journey where music crosses continents.