After the passing of Tunisian hip hop trailblazer, Cheb Terro, who died at the age of 24 in March 2021, Hamdi RydEr, the founder of Tunisian label Eddisco Records, produced a remix of Cheb Terro and Ratchopper’s ‘Pink Magic’, and the Tunisian DJ has released the song as a tribute to the late artist.
Despite maintaining the chords and progressions, Hamdi RydEr transforms the sound by mixing up the percussion with a breakbeat touch and a glitchy panned synth as the main melody line. Using chopped vocals from Cheb Terro, the high-energy tribute mix seeks to serve as an upbeat, optimistic track that looks towards celebration, while an instrumental version channel Cheb Terro’s musical spirit beyond his voice.