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The Master Musicians Of Jajouka are an ensemble of trance musicians from the village of Jajouka, Morocco in the southern Rif Mountains. The music of Jajouka is a form of reed, pipe, and percussion music that relies on , improvisation, and complex rhythms, much of which is unique to Jajouka, often creating a trance state, induced by the intense sound and rhythm of the flutes.

While under the leadership of Hadj Abdesalam Attar, came through their introduction to the Beat generation writer-painter Brion Gysin became fascinated with the group’s music and led writer William S. Burroughs. Burroughs described it as the world’s oldest music and was the first person to call the musicians a “4000-year-old rock and roll band”. In Tangier.

When Rolling Stones lead guitarist Brian Jones visited Morocco in 1968, Gysin’s friend Brian Jones went to the village to record the ensemble. A second LP was released under the name The Master Musicians of Jajouka in 1974. In 1995, this album was re-released on CD as Brian Jones Presents The Pipes Of Pan At Jajouka.

After the death of Hadj Abdesalam Attar in 1982, leadership was passed on to his son Bachir Attar, who went on to record with a new generation of musicians under the name of The Master Musicians Of Jajouka The group led by Bachir Attar is considered the successor to the original legendary group led by Hadj Abdesalam Attar.
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  • XCellsior

    trippy

    22 Apr 2012 Reply

  • Pop_Roda

    Yea, inner circle.

    12 Oct 2011 Reply

  • jefffq

    there's fucking captcha on here now!

    30 Sep 2011 Reply

  • jefffq

    i'm better than all of you but THIS IS NUTS

    30 Sep 2011 Reply

  • JuliaHurts

    ооочень

    10 Mar 2011 Reply

  • quadronegro

    потрясающий звук! (amaizing sound!) Был им заваражен со времен "dancing in my head "Ornette Coleman

    4 Feb 2011 Reply

  • nabraxas

    Fame is better than Name

    28 Nov 2010 Reply

  • Merzbore

    Cannabis Corpse are better than Cannibal Corpse too

    20 Oct 2010 Reply

  • tsintskaro

    A fine point well made. I feel positively enriched by this exchange of ideas.

    15 Oct 2010 Reply

  • Smirnon

    can't even remember what my point was. probably something along the lines that the Bukakke-men are better than these chaps

    14 Oct 2010 Reply

  • tsintskaro

    Oh please, all anybody is ever doing in a shoutbox is expressing a personal opinion and it is totally reasonable to respond to a comment if you are interested in anything more than a one way dialogue. It's hardly getting worked up is it? I'm a fan of both bands music, and I still say don't be absurd. I'm glad you can see the comparison comes from the band name and I'm glad you can see it is somewhat childish, which was my point, what's yours? Are you saying you think it is only reasonable to respond to somebody's personal opinion if you agree with it? Best of luck with that...

    9 Oct 2010 Reply

  • Smirnon

    no the reason i felt like dropping that is cus you called zoOmbie out on being absurd while he was just mentioning his personal opinion. and yes, the comparison comes from the band name and i guess it's a wee bit childish but very inoffensive so you getting so worked up about it is rather silly man. lighten up

    9 Oct 2010 Reply

  • tsintskaro

    I'm sure it's all about personal preference and all, but it's pretty depressing that the only reason either of you felt moved to write was to extoll the virtues of a pastiche band. I like the MMOB but how you can come to the conclusion that the MMOJ are not as good is completely beyond me, it seems like a bizarre thing to say, like there is any real comparison between the two beyond the pun of the band name.

    7 Oct 2010 Reply

  • Smirnon

    zoOmbie got it right in all of his absurdity tho

    22 Sep 2010 Reply

  • tsintskaro

    Don't be absurd. They are good, granted but what a ridiculously juvenile name. The Master Musicians of Jajouka are the real deal.

    7 Aug 2010 Reply

  • ZoOmbie

    not as good as the master musicians of bukkake

    17 Jul 2010 Reply

  • keeletu

    (=

    15 Feb 2010 Reply

  • Ghandi_Tunes

    glorious music

    25 Jun 2009 Reply

  • SpiritualLife21

    Fareez can you find me Dj Mosavo's Orient Lounge album it includes Passage To Paradise song If you can help me I will be glad. See you

    24 Mar 2009 Reply

  • larrybob

    Touring the western US in February 2009 - see their myspace page for details.

    9 Feb 2009 Reply
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