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Touch El Arab

Touch El Arab was a pop/electronica group from Basel, Switzerland, formed by members Philippe Alioth, Christoph H. Müller and Stefan Hopmann. Their humorous song "Muhammar" was a major hit in Switzerland, France and Italy in 1987 and 1988. One member was Christoph H. Müller, who later founded Gotan Project. Another member was Katharina Németh, who later built the longest dahabeya on the Nile and operates it for tourist cruises.

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Touch El Arab was a pop/electronica group from Basel, Switzerland, formed by members Philippe Alioth, Christoph H. Müller and Stefan Hopmann. Their humorous song "Muhammar" was a major hit in Switzerland, France and Italy in 1987 and 1988.1 One member was Christoph H. Müller, who later founded Gotan Project.2 Another member was Katharina Németh, who later built the longest dahabeya on the Nile and operates it for tourist cruises.3

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  1. "«Touch El Arab»: Wie eine BL-Band 1987 einen Hit landete". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  2. Künzli, Stefan (6 April 2014). "Der neue Tango treibts mit allen" [The new tango is for everyone]. Schweiz am Sonntag.
  3. Richard, Katja (2022-11-13). "Schweizerin baut Traumschiff auf dem Nil". Blick (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2025-07-25.