The Kasbah is the historical quarter of Algiers, declared Humanity Heritage by UNESCO in 1992. However, for a number of years it had suffered deterioration that concealed the beauty and pride of the city’s history. Its days of splendour gave this Mediterranean port the nickname ‘La Blanche [The White]’ because of the colour of its buildings. And it was this aesthetic feature that set the Boa Mistura group to work: hand in hand with local artists and residents of the area, making their walls and neighbours glow like they did before and restoring the identity they had lost in the decadence of recent years.