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Sublime Frequencies

Various Artists

Ecstatic Music of The Jemaa El Fna

For centuries the Jemaa El Fna Rendezvous of the Dead has remained the stage for one of the most spectacular social forums on the planet By day this central square in the city of Marrakesh one of Morocco's great imperial cities fosters a kaleidoscope of entertainment for its local inhabitants storytellers acrobats magicians and snake charmers all create intriguing displays of bewitching spectacle As the sun sets the evening grows frantic with the pulse of the crowd it is then that the night musicians set up Free from the restrictions and expectations of light entertainment for a tourist crowd these musicians manifest ecstatic performances that animate the audience and players alike The groups represented on this albumA Troupe MajidiA Amal Saha andA Mustapha Mahjoub are working and carrying the torch of their musical heroes nightly in the square These songs come from the repertoire of Morocco's greatest musical exportsA Nass El GhiwaneA LemchahebA Jil JilalaLarssad and many others from theA ChaabiA Moroccan popular music canon and are given a raw emotional and fiery interpretation Instruments are powered by car batteries and blown out through megaphone speakers These recordings represent a rare opportunity to hear this music at such close proximity taking in all the power and passion of the performances The raw fidelity captures an unflinching immersion of what is simply some of the greatest street music on earth Recorded byA Hisham MayetA in 2005 a few of these performances were featured in his filmA Musical Brotherhoods from the TransSaharan Highway This collection also contains tracks not present in the film for a more potent snapshot of the ecstatic Jemaa El Fna Debut CD digipak edition of this soldout LP with booklet amp photos of the musicians and liner notes by Hisham Mayet

Tracklist

• 1. Daouini - Amal Saha
  2. Essiniya - Troupe Majidi
  3. Tal Raibak Arzali - Mustapha Mahjoub
  4. Khoudrini - Troupe Majidi
  5. Sabra and Shatilla - Amal Saha
  6. Khlili - Troupe Majidi
  7. Lahmami - Amal Saha
  8. Rsami - Troupe Majidi
  9. Afriquiya - Troupe Majidi