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Night Spirit Masters, Gnawa Music Of Marrakesh
40,00€
Label: Zehra
Format: Vinyl
Country: Morocco
Release date: 2022
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Tracklist:
A1 Baba L'Rouami 03:07
A2 Mimoun Mamrba 05:14
A3 Tramin 02:59
A4 Chabako 06:28
A5 Moulay Abdellah Ben Hassaine / Moulay Brahim 04:13
B1 Toura Toura Tour Kelilah 04:09
B2 Baniya 06:01
B3 Jillala 04:50
B4 Said Fafy Drum Solo 02:15
B5 Toura Toura Tour Kelilah #2 03:14
B6 Hamouda 06:00
It was in 1990 that Bill Laswell and Richard Horowitz joined forces to take care of the production of local Gnawa musicians for this Nigh Spirits Masters album. It was recorded in the medina of Marrakesh and is an absolutely essential listen for anyone with an interest in African and Middle Eastern music. The Gnawa, if you don't know, are an ethnic group in what is today called Morocco. They are descendants of West African slaves who arrived in the 16th century and were converted to Islam but still kept with them remnants of their animistic practices. They perform a complex and long ceremony to recreate the genesis of the universe and this music is a large part of it.



































































































