29th September 2016 at Milton Court, London EC2 (supporting Marouane Hajji).

Part of Transcender Festival.

Country: Morocco. Style: Sufi Music.

Lineup: Bachir Attar (v/ghaita/gunbri/lira), Ahmed Bakhat (v/violin/taarija), Mustapha Attar (v/ghaita/lira//taarija), Abdeleslam El Moudene (v/ghaita/t'bel), Abdellah Bakhzar (v/t'bel/darbuka), Mohammed El Attar (v/t'bel).

The Jebala musicians from the village of Zahjoukah (or Joujouka or Jajouka or any other Westernisations of its name) in the Rif Mountains of northern Morocco became famous internationally in the 1960s through the attention of various Western writers, poets and Rock musicians. For several decades there have been two rival groups claiming to be the "true" embodiment (distinguishable through different spellings of the village name). This one owes it claim to hereditory succession of the leader (apparently something not followed in the past), and has been far more successful in being invited on international tours and cross-cultural musical collabrations (due to the leaders ability to speak English and his spells living in New York), but has the lesser presence in the village. I saw this group in London in 2009 during Ornette Coleman's Meltdown Festival. Both supporting Coleman in the Royal Festival Hall and doing one of their own performance on the terrace outside.
More information: www.jajouka.com/, www.facebook.com/MMoJajouka/.

Tags:   World Music Morocco Sufi Music Master Musicians of Jajouka Gunbri (Berber) Transcender Festival Milton Court

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29th September 2016 at Milton Court, London EC2 (supporting Marouane Hajji).

Part of Transcender Festival.

Country: Morocco. Style: Sufi Music.

Lineup: Bachir Attar (v/ghaita/gunbri/lira), Ahmed Bakhat (v/violin/taarija), Mustapha Attar (v/ghaita/lira//taarija), Abdeleslam El Moudene (v/ghaita/t'bel), Abdellah Bakhzar (v/t'bel/darbuka), Mohammed El Attar (v/t'bel).

The Jebala musicians from the village of Zahjoukah (or Joujouka or Jajouka or any other Westernisations of its name) in the Rif Mountains of northern Morocco became famous internationally in the 1960s through the attention of various Western writers, poets and Rock musicians. For several decades there have been two rival groups claiming to be the "true" embodiment (distinguishable through different spellings of the village name). This one owes it claim to hereditory succession of the leader (apparently something not followed in the past), and has been far more successful in being invited on international tours and cross-cultural musical collabrations (due to the leaders ability to speak English and his spells living in New York), but has the lesser presence in the village. I saw this group in London in 2009 during Ornette Coleman's Meltdown Festival. Both supporting Coleman in the Royal Festival Hall and doing one of their own performance on the terrace outside.
More information: www.jajouka.com/, www.facebook.com/MMoJajouka/.

Tags:   World Music Morocco Sufi Music Master Musicians of Jajouka Ghaita Transcender Festival Milton Court

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29th September 2016 at Milton Court, London EC2 (supporting Marouane Hajji).

Part of Transcender Festival.

Country: Morocco. Style: Sufi Music.

Lineup: Bachir Attar (v/ghaita/gunbri/lira), Ahmed Bakhat (v/violin/taarija), Mustapha Attar (v/ghaita/lira//taarija), Abdeleslam El Moudene (v/ghaita/t'bel), Abdellah Bakhzar (v/t'bel/darbuka), Mohammed El Attar (v/t'bel).

The Jebala musicians from the village of Zahjoukah (or Joujouka or Jajouka or any other Westernisations of its name) in the Rif Mountains of northern Morocco became famous internationally in the 1960s through the attention of various Western writers, poets and Rock musicians. For several decades there have been two rival groups claiming to be the "true" embodiment (distinguishable through different spellings of the village name). This one owes it claim to hereditory succession of the leader (apparently something not followed in the past), and has been far more successful in being invited on international tours and cross-cultural musical collabrations (due to the leaders ability to speak English and his spells living in New York), but has the lesser presence in the village. I saw this group in London in 2009 during Ornette Coleman's Meltdown Festival. Both supporting Coleman in the Royal Festival Hall and doing one of their own performance on the terrace outside.
More information: www.jajouka.com/, www.facebook.com/MMoJajouka/.

Tags:   World Music Morocco Sufi Music Master Musicians of Jajouka Violin Transcender Festival Milton Court

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29th September 2016 at Milton Court, London EC2 (supporting Marouane Hajji).

Part of Transcender Festival.

Country: Morocco. Style: Sufi Music.

Lineup: Bachir Attar (v/ghaita/gunbri/lira), Ahmed Bakhat (v/violin/taarija), Mustapha Attar (v/ghaita/lira//taarija), Abdeleslam El Moudene (v/ghaita/t'bel), Abdellah Bakhzar (v/t'bel/darbuka), Mohammed El Attar (v/t'bel).

The Jebala musicians from the village of Zahjoukah (or Joujouka or Jajouka or any other Westernisations of its name) in the Rif Mountains of northern Morocco became famous internationally in the 1960s through the attention of various Western writers, poets and Rock musicians. For several decades there have been two rival groups claiming to be the "true" embodiment (distinguishable through different spellings of the village name). This one owes it claim to hereditory succession of the leader (apparently something not followed in the past), and has been far more successful in being invited on international tours and cross-cultural musical collabrations (due to the leaders ability to speak English and his spells living in New York), but has the lesser presence in the village. I saw this group in London in 2009 during Ornette Coleman's Meltdown Festival. Both supporting Coleman in the Royal Festival Hall and doing one of their own performance on the terrace outside.
More information: www.jajouka.com/, www.facebook.com/MMoJajouka/.

Tags:   World Music Morocco Sufi Music Master Musicians of Jajouka Lira Flute Transcender Festival Milton Court

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29th September 2016 at Milton Court, London EC2 (supporting Marouane Hajji).

Part of Transcender Festival.

Country: Morocco. Style: Sufi Music.

Lineup: Bachir Attar (v/ghaita/gunbri/lira), Ahmed Bakhat (v/violin/taarija), Mustapha Attar (v/ghaita/lira//taarija), Abdeleslam El Moudene (v/ghaita/t'bel), Abdellah Bakhzar (v/t'bel/darbuka), Mohammed El Attar (v/t'bel).

The Jebala musicians from the village of Zahjoukah (or Joujouka or Jajouka or any other Westernisations of its name) in the Rif Mountains of northern Morocco became famous internationally in the 1960s through the attention of various Western writers, poets and Rock musicians. For several decades there have been two rival groups claiming to be the "true" embodiment (distinguishable through different spellings of the village name). This one owes it claim to hereditory succession of the leader (apparently something not followed in the past), and has been far more successful in being invited on international tours and cross-cultural musical collabrations (due to the leaders ability to speak English and his spells living in New York), but has the lesser presence in the village. I saw this group in London in 2009 during Ornette Coleman's Meltdown Festival. Both supporting Coleman in the Royal Festival Hall and doing one of their own performance on the terrace outside.
More information: www.jajouka.com/, www.facebook.com/MMoJajouka/.

Tags:   World Music Morocco Sufi Music Master Musicians of Jajouka Transcender Festival Milton Court

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