Maho Sebiane
@mahosebiane.bsky.social
Anthropology of Music | CRAL-EHESS | Heritage Studies on the Margins | Afro-Arab Music History | Music & Slavery | Possession Rituals | MENA | Arab-Persian Gulf & Western Indian Ocean | Posts : Fr / Eng
I met Carlos when I was a student. He was the expert on Rio de Janeiro samba. He inspired me greatly on issues relating to heritage and the status of musicians. His kindness and gentleness made all the difference. I pay tribute to him today. Bon voyage, and see you soon at the far reaches of music.
October 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I met Carlos when I was a student. He was the expert on Rio de Janeiro samba. He inspired me greatly on issues relating to heritage and the status of musicians. His kindness and gentleness made all the difference. I pay tribute to him today. Bon voyage, and see you soon at the far reaches of music.
To conclude, I would like to recommend these few books, which are much more insightful than the buzz on social media. You will see that an object as polysemic as the musical phenomenon cannot be summarised and deserves much more in-depth reading than simplistic shortcuts.
October 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
To conclude, I would like to recommend these few books, which are much more insightful than the buzz on social media. You will see that an object as polysemic as the musical phenomenon cannot be summarised and deserves much more in-depth reading than simplistic shortcuts.
Sunday, I posted a video of a rock concert in the streets of Tehran. Boys and girls were enjoying the show. The post sparked reactions, including a long thread of analysis. Indeed, the video shows an unexpected image of what we know about Iran and its dynamic pop music culture. A little thread ⬇️
October 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Sunday, I posted a video of a rock concert in the streets of Tehran. Boys and girls were enjoying the show. The post sparked reactions, including a long thread of analysis. Indeed, the video shows an unexpected image of what we know about Iran and its dynamic pop music culture. A little thread ⬇️
It sounds surprising in the Persian Gulf. Below is a video circulating on social media from October 24th showing a rock concert in Tehran's Iranshahr district. A little taste of the 90s...
October 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
It sounds surprising in the Persian Gulf. Below is a video circulating on social media from October 24th showing a rock concert in Tehran's Iranshahr district. A little taste of the 90s...
Je le répète à toutes les sauces à mes étudiants et a fortiori ceux qui veulent faire du terrain dans le monde arabo-islamique : apprenez l’arabe !
Si ce n’est pas l’arabe classique, sensibilisez-vous au dialecte vernaculaire de votre terrain. Vous comprendrez un peu mieux de quoi vous parlez. 1/
Si ce n’est pas l’arabe classique, sensibilisez-vous au dialecte vernaculaire de votre terrain. Vous comprendrez un peu mieux de quoi vous parlez. 1/
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Je le répète à toutes les sauces à mes étudiants et a fortiori ceux qui veulent faire du terrain dans le monde arabo-islamique : apprenez l’arabe !
Si ce n’est pas l’arabe classique, sensibilisez-vous au dialecte vernaculaire de votre terrain. Vous comprendrez un peu mieux de quoi vous parlez. 1/
Si ce n’est pas l’arabe classique, sensibilisez-vous au dialecte vernaculaire de votre terrain. Vous comprendrez un peu mieux de quoi vous parlez. 1/
Relique d'un autre temps...
📸 Été 2025.
Publicité vue sur un mur en Normandie datant probablement des années 1924 à 1951.
Les plaques et papiers de la marque "As de trèfle" est une des marques les plus connue de plaques photographiques en France durant la première moitié du XXe siècle.
📸 Été 2025.
Publicité vue sur un mur en Normandie datant probablement des années 1924 à 1951.
Les plaques et papiers de la marque "As de trèfle" est une des marques les plus connue de plaques photographiques en France durant la première moitié du XXe siècle.
July 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Relique d'un autre temps...
📸 Été 2025.
Publicité vue sur un mur en Normandie datant probablement des années 1924 à 1951.
Les plaques et papiers de la marque "As de trèfle" est une des marques les plus connue de plaques photographiques en France durant la première moitié du XXe siècle.
📸 Été 2025.
Publicité vue sur un mur en Normandie datant probablement des années 1924 à 1951.
Les plaques et papiers de la marque "As de trèfle" est une des marques les plus connue de plaques photographiques en France durant la première moitié du XXe siècle.
Elektra (1962) de Michael Cacoyannis, pour la mise en scène moderne de la tragédie d'Euripide, pour l'atmosphère que dégage le film et pour Irène Pappas...
June 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Elektra (1962) de Michael Cacoyannis, pour la mise en scène moderne de la tragédie d'Euripide, pour l'atmosphère que dégage le film et pour Irène Pappas...
An afternoon by the Khor Dubai (UAE).
In the center, a dhow from Bandar Abbas - Hormozgan region (Iran) arrives and prepares to dock.
Fieldwork archives 2003.
In the center, a dhow from Bandar Abbas - Hormozgan region (Iran) arrives and prepares to dock.
Fieldwork archives 2003.
June 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
An afternoon by the Khor Dubai (UAE).
In the center, a dhow from Bandar Abbas - Hormozgan region (Iran) arrives and prepares to dock.
Fieldwork archives 2003.
In the center, a dhow from Bandar Abbas - Hormozgan region (Iran) arrives and prepares to dock.
Fieldwork archives 2003.
Eid Mubarak to all my Muslim friends everywhere, a special thought for those in Oman, the Maghreb and all those suffering under the bombs in the Middle East.
Ph. A floral Eid card. Published by Hafiz Qamruddin & Sons, Lahore and posted from Lahore in 1935. Priya Paul Collection, New Delhi.
Ph. A floral Eid card. Published by Hafiz Qamruddin & Sons, Lahore and posted from Lahore in 1935. Priya Paul Collection, New Delhi.
June 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Eid Mubarak to all my Muslim friends everywhere, a special thought for those in Oman, the Maghreb and all those suffering under the bombs in the Middle East.
Ph. A floral Eid card. Published by Hafiz Qamruddin & Sons, Lahore and posted from Lahore in 1935. Priya Paul Collection, New Delhi.
Ph. A floral Eid card. Published by Hafiz Qamruddin & Sons, Lahore and posted from Lahore in 1935. Priya Paul Collection, New Delhi.
The end of my fieldwork is inevitable and it's with the certainty of returning very soon that I head back north to the Mediterranean.
This fieldwork reminded me that we should not take at face value the writings of those who do not do field research.
A word to the wise!
This fieldwork reminded me that we should not take at face value the writings of those who do not do field research.
A word to the wise!
May 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The end of my fieldwork is inevitable and it's with the certainty of returning very soon that I head back north to the Mediterranean.
This fieldwork reminded me that we should not take at face value the writings of those who do not do field research.
A word to the wise!
This fieldwork reminded me that we should not take at face value the writings of those who do not do field research.
A word to the wise!
Changement de tons et regardez nous bien dans les yeux. Cet arbre est notre maison, notre territoire.
May 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Changement de tons et regardez nous bien dans les yeux. Cet arbre est notre maison, notre territoire.
Alger la blanche. Day off
Mare nostrum non aeternum est.
Mare nostrum non aeternum est.
May 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Alger la blanche. Day off
Mare nostrum non aeternum est.
Mare nostrum non aeternum est.
Alger la blanche. Day 14.
The Baroud genre appears to be one of the dynamic manifestations of musical hybridization in North Africa. Here are some photos from my current fieldwork. "The common heritage belongs to no one," more here than elsewhere, follow my gaze, some might say...
The Baroud genre appears to be one of the dynamic manifestations of musical hybridization in North Africa. Here are some photos from my current fieldwork. "The common heritage belongs to no one," more here than elsewhere, follow my gaze, some might say...
May 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Alger la blanche. Day 14.
The Baroud genre appears to be one of the dynamic manifestations of musical hybridization in North Africa. Here are some photos from my current fieldwork. "The common heritage belongs to no one," more here than elsewhere, follow my gaze, some might say...
The Baroud genre appears to be one of the dynamic manifestations of musical hybridization in North Africa. Here are some photos from my current fieldwork. "The common heritage belongs to no one," more here than elsewhere, follow my gaze, some might say...
To tell the truth, and having worked on the application for registration (Oman - UAE) on the UNESCO IHC list of the 'Ayyala dance, I can only remain speechless in front of such a performance.
Make your own opinion...
Make your own opinion...
May 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
To tell the truth, and having worked on the application for registration (Oman - UAE) on the UNESCO IHC list of the 'Ayyala dance, I can only remain speechless in front of such a performance.
Make your own opinion...
Make your own opinion...
In this short thread, we have two excerpts from musical performances in the UAE. There would be a lot to say about them. But, they are so eloquent, even polysemous, that it is preferable for everyone to form their own opinion even if they know nothing about the traditional music of this country. 1/2
May 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
In this short thread, we have two excerpts from musical performances in the UAE. There would be a lot to say about them. But, they are so eloquent, even polysemous, that it is preferable for everyone to form their own opinion even if they know nothing about the traditional music of this country. 1/2
Pendant ce temps-là, de l'autre côté de la Méditerranée...
Une histoire du 9e art et de la culture urbaine en Algérie. Les connaisseurs reconnaîtront la référence...
Une histoire du 9e art et de la culture urbaine en Algérie. Les connaisseurs reconnaîtront la référence...
May 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Pendant ce temps-là, de l'autre côté de la Méditerranée...
Une histoire du 9e art et de la culture urbaine en Algérie. Les connaisseurs reconnaîtront la référence...
Une histoire du 9e art et de la culture urbaine en Algérie. Les connaisseurs reconnaîtront la référence...
Regarding a growing controversy⬇️
Depending on the texts and the part of the region concerned by my research topic, I use different terms. They do not challenge the historical and geographical consensus:
- Persian Gulf.
- Arabian Gulf.
_ Arab-Persian Gulf.
It's all a matter of perspective...
Depending on the texts and the part of the region concerned by my research topic, I use different terms. They do not challenge the historical and geographical consensus:
- Persian Gulf.
- Arabian Gulf.
_ Arab-Persian Gulf.
It's all a matter of perspective...
May 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Regarding a growing controversy⬇️
Depending on the texts and the part of the region concerned by my research topic, I use different terms. They do not challenge the historical and geographical consensus:
- Persian Gulf.
- Arabian Gulf.
_ Arab-Persian Gulf.
It's all a matter of perspective...
Depending on the texts and the part of the region concerned by my research topic, I use different terms. They do not challenge the historical and geographical consensus:
- Persian Gulf.
- Arabian Gulf.
_ Arab-Persian Gulf.
It's all a matter of perspective...
I had to leave Algiers to return to the west of the country. This was an opportunity to visit an exhibition of traditional antique objects, some of which date back to the colonial period and were imported from the Middle East by wealthy local families. The large storage jars are impressive!
May 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I had to leave Algiers to return to the west of the country. This was an opportunity to visit an exhibition of traditional antique objects, some of which date back to the colonial period and were imported from the Middle East by wealthy local families. The large storage jars are impressive!
Alger la blanche. Day 4.
Graffiti is widespread in our modern urban spaces. This one, seen recently in Algiers, was done with a stencil. I don't know when, by whom, or on what occasion. It leaves us free to reinterpret it.
Translation :
"We walk proudly everywhere."
Graffiti is widespread in our modern urban spaces. This one, seen recently in Algiers, was done with a stencil. I don't know when, by whom, or on what occasion. It leaves us free to reinterpret it.
Translation :
"We walk proudly everywhere."
May 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Alger la blanche. Day 4.
Graffiti is widespread in our modern urban spaces. This one, seen recently in Algiers, was done with a stencil. I don't know when, by whom, or on what occasion. It leaves us free to reinterpret it.
Translation :
"We walk proudly everywhere."
Graffiti is widespread in our modern urban spaces. This one, seen recently in Algiers, was done with a stencil. I don't know when, by whom, or on what occasion. It leaves us free to reinterpret it.
Translation :
"We walk proudly everywhere."
What is truly exciting about preserving any Heritage is exploring and discovering for yourself and for those who are not yet familiar with it the incredible diversity of forms and expressions of human uniqueness in this world. Indeed, nothing is lost, everything is transformed.
Always be surprised!
Always be surprised!
May 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
What is truly exciting about preserving any Heritage is exploring and discovering for yourself and for those who are not yet familiar with it the incredible diversity of forms and expressions of human uniqueness in this world. Indeed, nothing is lost, everything is transformed.
Always be surprised!
Always be surprised!
We greatly underestimate the wealth of Algerian publishing, particularly in cultural and heritage matters. The year 2024 was dynamic. It sounds like a revival of the one we saw 10 years ago, which had dried up. Let's hope this revival strengthens and becomes sustainable.
My stay is very informative!
My stay is very informative!
May 4, 2025 at 10:58 AM
We greatly underestimate the wealth of Algerian publishing, particularly in cultural and heritage matters. The year 2024 was dynamic. It sounds like a revival of the one we saw 10 years ago, which had dried up. Let's hope this revival strengthens and becomes sustainable.
My stay is very informative!
My stay is very informative!
During the 19th c., the Mosque was demolished and rebuilt according to the plans of French architect Amable Ravoisié, who gave it its current physical structure.
In 1962, it became a mosque again. In 1992, it was listed, along with the entire Kasbah of Algiers, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In 1962, it became a mosque again. In 1992, it was listed, along with the entire Kasbah of Algiers, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
May 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
During the 19th c., the Mosque was demolished and rebuilt according to the plans of French architect Amable Ravoisié, who gave it its current physical structure.
In 1962, it became a mosque again. In 1992, it was listed, along with the entire Kasbah of Algiers, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In 1962, it became a mosque again. In 1992, it was listed, along with the entire Kasbah of Algiers, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Alger la blanche. Day 3
Built in 1436, the Ketchaoua Mosque was extensively remodeled in the 18th c. under the rule of Dey Hassan. It was rebuilt again in the 19th c., after its requisition in 1832, to be used for Catholic worship during the colonial period under the name Saint-Philippe Cathedral.
Built in 1436, the Ketchaoua Mosque was extensively remodeled in the 18th c. under the rule of Dey Hassan. It was rebuilt again in the 19th c., after its requisition in 1832, to be used for Catholic worship during the colonial period under the name Saint-Philippe Cathedral.
May 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Alger la blanche. Day 3
Built in 1436, the Ketchaoua Mosque was extensively remodeled in the 18th c. under the rule of Dey Hassan. It was rebuilt again in the 19th c., after its requisition in 1832, to be used for Catholic worship during the colonial period under the name Saint-Philippe Cathedral.
Built in 1436, the Ketchaoua Mosque was extensively remodeled in the 18th c. under the rule of Dey Hassan. It was rebuilt again in the 19th c., after its requisition in 1832, to be used for Catholic worship during the colonial period under the name Saint-Philippe Cathedral.
Alger la blanche. Day 2.
The Bardo villa (Algiers) was built at the end of the 18th century by a wealthy Tunisian exile, Hadj Omar or Mustafa Ben Omar.
Today, the villa houses the Centre for Prehistoric, Anthropological & Historical Research whose research cover prehistory, anthropology and history.
The Bardo villa (Algiers) was built at the end of the 18th century by a wealthy Tunisian exile, Hadj Omar or Mustafa Ben Omar.
Today, the villa houses the Centre for Prehistoric, Anthropological & Historical Research whose research cover prehistory, anthropology and history.
April 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Alger la blanche. Day 2.
The Bardo villa (Algiers) was built at the end of the 18th century by a wealthy Tunisian exile, Hadj Omar or Mustafa Ben Omar.
Today, the villa houses the Centre for Prehistoric, Anthropological & Historical Research whose research cover prehistory, anthropology and history.
The Bardo villa (Algiers) was built at the end of the 18th century by a wealthy Tunisian exile, Hadj Omar or Mustafa Ben Omar.
Today, the villa houses the Centre for Prehistoric, Anthropological & Historical Research whose research cover prehistory, anthropology and history.
From Algiers with Love. Didouche Mourad Street / Formerly Michele Street.
Today and now. April 28, 2025.
Today and now. April 28, 2025.
April 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
From Algiers with Love. Didouche Mourad Street / Formerly Michele Street.
Today and now. April 28, 2025.
Today and now. April 28, 2025.