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THE MASTER MUSICIANS OF JOUJOUKA:OFFICIAL MYSPACE |
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| Location: | The Original group still recording and performing, Joujouka, Ahl Srif Mountains (near) Ksar El Kebir |
| Country: |  Morocco |
| Last Login: | Feb 21, 2008 (677 days back) |
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| We are the Master Musicians of Joujouka. We live and continue the traditions of our people in the small village of Joujouka. This is sacred music and can help to heal.
Thank you for joining us on Myspace.com Signed: Ahmed El Attar, Mohamed El Attar, Mustapha El Attar, Samir El Attar, Abdeslam Boukhzar, Ahmed El Bouhsini. Abdeslam Errtoubi, Radi El Khalil, Mohamed Mokhchan, Muinir Mujdoubi, Abdullah Ziyat, ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------- BIOGRAPHY --------------- The Master Musicians of Joujouka are legendary Sufi trance masters from North Morocco. They have been associated with Beat Generation writers Paul Bowles and William Burroughs and the painters Mohammed Hamri and Brion Gysin. Their first album was produced in 1968 by Rolling Stones founder and lead guitarist Brian Jones and is commonly regarded as the first "World Music" album. The Master Musicians have collaborated, performed and recorded with artists as diverse as, and including, Brion Gysin, Wiliiam S. Burroughs, Brian Jones, Ornette Coleman, Marianne Faithfull, Brian Downey, Nic Roeg, Scanner, Rolling Stones and Bill Laswell. However, the musicians prefer to live and play near the sanctuary of their saint, Sidi Achmed Shiech, and rarely perform outside Morocco. Joujouka is a small village in the Al Srif mountains in Northern Morocco. For centuries the main occupation of the men of the village was playing music. The best Joujouka musicians traditionally played at the court of the Moroccan sultans. Joujouka is renowned for Sufi trance music, which utilises the technique of circular breathing backed by trance-inducing rhythms. The traditional instruments in Joujouka are the rhaita (an oboe-like double reed instrument), reed flutes and small drums. The two sided drums use sheep hide for skins. The special rhythms of Joujouka combine with the simple melodies of the pipes, or flutes, to create an orchestral sound. Song is also at the core of the music in the village. There are many songs which deal with folk themes and mountain life. The subjects are as varied as in any folk music and include songs about love and beautiful girls; "Saudia Djibilia" (Saudia the mountain girl), and "Sharbuni a Thè" (Your eyes make me want to drink tea), as well as failed marriages and the abuse of marijuana, "El Hashish Umlata" (Hashish too Much). The beauty of the mountains is praised in the songs like Abaldi a Bin Hassan (My Country the Mountain Hassan) and "Joujouka Ei Calihoun" (Joujouka Black Eyes). Boujeloudia The instrumental music in Joujouka forms two distinct repertoires with very different origins. Firstly there is the music called Boujeloudia which is traditionally performed annually on the Islamic feast of Aid el Kebir. This suite of music is played while a boy sewn into fresh goat skins dances in frenzy. The music is used to keep the goat-man at bay. The music for Boujeloud, or the Father of Skins, is frantic and has six movements which would equate to a symphony or the score of an opera if it were European classical music. The festival and ritual originate in the worship of the God Pan. Pan was evoked in the springtime to ensure the fertility of both the crops and the people. The people of Joujouka have kept this ancient tradition alive. Sidi Achmed Sheich was an Islamic missionary who is known as "The Cultivator with Lions and the Healer of Crazy Minds". His tomb in Joujouka has for a thousand years been visited by people wanting cures for emotional ailments and other health problems. The saint felt that because the musicians in Joujouka used a special breathing technique, breathing in and out simultaneously, their music could be harnessed to heal the sick. Before a mosque was built in Joujouka the musicians traditionally met on Friday mornings in the sanctuary of Sidi Achmed Sheich to play this healing music beside his tomb. The music has a strange and haunting sound and can have a profound effect on the listener. The musical skill needed to play it correctly and imbue it with its healing qualities is only achieved by mature musicians who revere their saint and who have become true Master Musicians. It is this music and the spirituality that surrounds it that sets the Master Musicians of Joujouka apart from other musicians in North Morocco. This Sufi tradition is a vital part of the life of the musicians and those who stray from it are no longer welcome in the brotherhood. object width="425" height="355"Brion Gysin William Burroughs Antony Balch "Cut Ups" How I made my profile: I used Dave & Jay's amazing myspace profile editor . ..ile_tools.gif" ..quot; src="http://images.realeditor.com/images/logos/ul_best_profi le_tools.gif" |
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Music:Member Since: 2/26/2006Band Website: joujouka.net Band Members: Ahmed El Attar,Mohamed El Attar,Mustapha El Attar,Samir El Attar,Abdeslam Boukhzar,Ahmed El Bouhsini.Abdeslam Errtoubi,Radi El Khalil,Mohamed Mokhchan,Muinir Mujdoubi,Abdullah Ziyat,2 clips of the Master Musicians of Joujouka building their new guest/musicians house July 2007 Influences: It inspires us in our mountain home to know that people are connecting with the spirit of our patron saint Sidi Ahmed Scheich and the music of our village. Sounds Like: Master Musicians of Joujouka and Brian Jones presents the of Pan at Joujouka Rolling Stones Records (1971) Record Label: Rolling Stones Records (1971), Adelphi, Sub Rosa Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Trance / Folk / Other) |
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Best Wishes For 2008 |
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| Best Wishes For 2008 to ALL OUR FRIENDS.Master Musicians of Joujouka will be working 2008 Posted by Master Musicians of Joujouka on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:52:00 PST |
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Brian Jones Joujouka Very Stoned |
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| Brian Jones Joujouka Very StonedWritten by Hamri performed daily in joujouka .Listen here to this homage to Rolling Stones founder and lead guitarist.HereMaster Musicians of Joujouka Myspace Main Page... Posted by Master Musicians of Joujouka on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 05:17:00 PST |
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JOUJOUKA over 15 years working in the village discussed by producer Frank Rynne |
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| JOUJOUKA (VIA JOHNNY CASH) Ahmed Attar leader of Master Musicians of Joujouka dancing 1968 All rights Master Musicans of Jououka. Contact: joujouka@gmail.com ... Posted by Master Musicians of Joujouka on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:13:00 PST |
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Listen to Radio documentary on Master Musicians of Joujouka |
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| Listen to Radio documentary on Master Musicians of Joujouka The radio documentary "Return to Joujouka" is available for free download on Click Here for link to show download It features interviews... Posted by Master Musicians of Joujouka on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 08:56:00 PST |
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New Burroughs documentary Words of Advice - William S. Burroughs on the Road Premiere |
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| Words of Advice - William S. Burroughs on the Road Directed by: Lars Movin & Steen Møller Rasmussen Denmark, 2007, 74 min. SYNOPSIS: A portrait of the American Beat Generation writer William S. B... Posted by Master Musicians of Joujouka on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 06:55:00 PST |
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Brian Jones at Joujouka (art by William S. Burroughs) |
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| Willliam Burroughs Art and music from Brian Jones and The Master Musicians of Joujouka reccorded July 1968.Click here to see video courtesy of mythimedia.org... Posted by Master Musicians of Joujouka on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:22:00 PST |
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Brian Jones presents the Pipes of Pan at Joujouka Original cover artwork |
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| See the Original Cover of the Master Musicians of Jououka first commercial L.P.! READ Brion Gysin's 1964 Essay on Joujouka on Greylodeg.orgOriginal painting by Mohamed Hamri of Brian Jones and the Mas... Posted by Master Musicians of Joujouka on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:37:00 PST |
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Joujouka interview and more pics on www.thehandstand.org |
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| Read Joujouka via Johnny Cash Joujouka producer Frank Rynne talks to Paul Hawkins about 16 year working with the Master Musicians of Joujouka, village life and culture and his visits to the home of t... Posted by Master Musicians of Joujouka on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 11:36:00 PST |
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Listen to Radio documentary on Master Musicians of Joujouka |
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| The BBC World Service documentary "Return to Joujouka" is available for free download on radio documentaryIt features interviews with Blanca Hamri, Ahmed "Titi" Attar, George Chkiantz who engineered ... Posted by Master Musicians of Joujouka on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:56:00 PST |
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Mohamed Hamri 7th Anniversary |
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| Mohamed Hamri the Joujouka man who made his village famous died this day seven years ago. He is remembered fondly by all the musicians of Joujouka on this day. Hamri the painter brought the musicians... Posted by Master Musicians of Joujouka on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:27:00 PST |
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