David Dalle
Thursday December 8th, 2022 with David Dalle
Celebrating the "Atlas Lions" with the latest from the Master Musicians of Jajouka and other Moroccan music!
The 2022 Men's World Cup is ongoing, and I was thrilled to see Morocco win their game in the first knockout round and advance to the quarter-finals for the first time. A bit of my heart is always in Morocco, and it was the Master Musicians of Jajouka who began my Moroccan journey almost 30 years ago. Their album "Apocalypse Across the Sky", produced by Bill Laswell, was released in 1992 and I first encountered it around 1994 when I started at CKCU. At the first sounding of the double-reeded ghaitas, I was captivated, and this led me to devour all the Moroccan music I could. It also led me to travelling to Morocco on two richly musical trips. So I can think of no better way to celebrate this wonderful Moroccan World Cup journey than with the brand new release from the Master Musicians of Jajouka.
The new album was recorded in their village in 2019, after the band's leader, Bachir Attar, hired Italian musician and producer Jacopo Andreini to record as much of the Master Musicians' catalogue as possible over the course of the week. Hours and hours were recorded, and (hopefully this first) album features almost two hours of it. We will listen to a significant slice of the new album! Their drums, ghaitas, flutes, gimbris, and voices are some of the most joyful and spiritual music I know!
| https://master-musicians-of-jajouka-led-by-bachir-attar.bandcamp.com/album/dancing-under-the-moon |
| Dancing in Your Mind Master Musicians of Jajouka - Dancing Under the Moon - Glitterbeat 
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| The Bird Prays for Allah Master Musicians of Jajouka - Dancing Under the Moon - Glitterbeat
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| Khamsa Khamsin Master Musicians of Jajouka - Dancing Under the Moon - Glitterbeat
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| Habibi N'Sitini Master Musicians of Jajouka - Dancing Under the Moon - Glitterbeat
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| Hlilya Master Musicians of Jajouka - Dancing Under the Moon - Glitterbeat
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| Up next Bill Laswell leads a group of jazz and experimental musicians in collaboration with a Gnawa group led by Maalem Mokhtar Gania.
https://modtechnologies.bandcamp.com/album/tagnawwit-holy-black-gnawa-trance |
| Sheikh Moulay Ahmed Maalem Mokhtar Gania & Bill Laswell - Tagnawwit - M.O.D. Technologies |
| Sky Lake Avram Fefer Quartet - Juba Lee - Clean Feed
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| En Casa De Pedro El Cojo Eliades Ochoa - Vamos A Bailar Un Son - World Circuit
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| Ndiambaane Orchestra Baobab - Bamba - Stern's |
| Al Kasouini Compagnie El Hashemi Nhass - L'appel des oasis - Institut du monde Arabe |
| Az-zahr Ensemble Roudaniyat - al-Hal - Zimbraz |
| Talaha L'badro Alaina Master Musicians of Jajouka - Apocalypse Across the Sky - Axiom |
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Just joining in, unfortunately late. COOL sounds from Morocco emanating! And i see Laswell in list as well. While a very few of his efforts i don't dig as well as others, they are always very good, and the sound production is always just fantastic. Don't know any of these -- very happy homework.
3:04 PM, December 8th, 2022