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RedNilo is an Italian-Moroccan duo composed of Reda Zine and Danilo Mineo, two musicians based in Bologna linked by a deep passion for world music, particularly African music. Their ongoing and tireless musical exploration has led them to collaborate for over a decade on numerous artistic and recording projects. Their new album, eponymously titled RedNilo, features six tracks characterized by a sound reminiscent of Gnawa, Hassani, Tuareg, and experimental rock. The psychedelic, raspy riffs of the electric guitar, the repetitive rhythms of the percussion, and the rhythmic-melodic lines of the guembri represent and evoke their journey. The resulting sound material is the culmination of their journey and their encounters with masters, artists, griots, artisans, and instrument makers in the Draa Valley in southeastern Morocco, bringing together the two musicians' urban and experimental backgrounds and souls. The album's artwork was designed by Moroccan artist Aali Wica, initiator and mentor of their spiritual and artistic journey to the southern African continent, across the long black snake. Réda Zine, a musician and documentary filmmaker born in 1977 in Casablanca, launched his musical career in the 1990s, contributing to L'Boulevard, Africa's largest independent festival. Raised in the Casablanca medina, he was introduced to Gnawa music by various Maallems. After studying at the Paris 3 Sorbonne University, he founded Café Mira, a project that has performed at several international events. From 2011 to 2014, Zine was artistic director for Creative Commons (Middle East and North Africa), where he won the #CC10 Korea award in 2012 with the project "It will be Wonderful," which brought together musicians from over 12 countries. He has also been involved in exhibitions on music and censorship, participating in events in major cities such as Paris, Buenos Aires, and Seoul. In Italy, he continued his musical research with the Hardonik project and was part of the Afrobeat group Voodoo Sound Club, recording the album Mamy Wata. Zine collaborates with artists such as Seun Kuti and has initiated educational activities related to Gnawa music, contributing to initiatives such as the African Symphony Laboratory for improvisers. He is the co-founder of Fawda, a Gnawa-based project, and is part of the Gnawa Rumi collective, which explores the music of the Moroccan diaspora in Italy. He directed the docu mentary "The Long Road to the Hall of Fame" about Public Enemy, which won an award at the Pan African Film Festival in 2015. Danilo Mineo graduated as a national educator from the AMMnationalscholl music academy in Milan, with a thesis entitled "Afro-Cuban Music and the Rhythm Section." Over the years, he has attended workshops and masterclasses with international artists and masters of percussion and drums, including Horacio El Negro Hernandez, Airto Moreira, Trilok Gurtu, Luis Agudo, Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Dudu Tucci, Dom Famularo, Karl Potter, Rodney Barreto, and Eno Zangoun, exploring the rhythmic language of various musical genres and styles. In addition to publishing several educational manuals for percussionists, music critics consider him a versatile percussionist, active in various musical productions and recordings: Mop Mop, Fawda, Guglielmo Pagnozzi "Voodoo Sound Club," Fabrizio Puglisi "Guanta namo," Panaemiliana, The Mixtapers, and many others, with whom he has performed at numerous national and international music fe stivals (in Europe and Africa). As a percussionist and side man he has recorded numerous albums and collaborated with Italian and international artists including: Giancarlo Schiaffini, Gianluca Petrella, Roy Paci, Roberto Freak Antoni, Famoudou Konate, Melaku Be lay, Baba Sissoko, Kalifa Kone, Jamal Ouassini, Deda, Dj Lugi, Bioshi