Featuring songs based on the civil rights movement, anti-Semitism, and Guantanamo Bay,
Arabian Panther is the uncompromising and politically aware 2008 release from French-Algerian rapper
Médine Zaouiche. Produced by Proof, the follow-up to
Don't Panik Tape includes collaborations with neo-soul singer
Nneka ("À l'Ombre du Mâle") and
Sam Mangwana's side project,
Tiers Monde ("Panther Blues"), the single "Self Defense," and a track based on the central character of Alex Haley's ground-breaking novel, Roots ("Kunta Kinte: Enfant du Destin"). ~ Jon O'Brien