The Master Musicians Of Jajouka, Bachir Attar - Apocalypse Across The Sky (1992)
BAND/ARTIST: The Master Musicians Of Jajouka, Bachir Attar
- Title: Apocalypse Across The Sky
- Year Of Release: 1992
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: World
- Quality: FLAC 16-Bit/44.1 kHz
- Total Time: 01:08:37
- Total Size: 421 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
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The Master Musicians of Jajouka are an ensemble of full-time Moroccan musicians who live in the small rural village of Jajouka, which is in the Jibala hills south of Tangier. For them, music isn't a part-time interest or a mere hobby; it's an integral part of their day-to-day lives. Their passionate music was documented in 1991, when Apocalypse Across the Sky was recorded using a digital 12-track recorder. Some of the songs on this CD favor chanting vocals and use of the call-and-response technique, while the instrumentals make extensive use of percussion and the ghaita, an African wind instrument with a high pitch and an oboe-ish quality. The ghaita has been heard as a solo instrument on many African recordings, but on Sky (for which ghaita player/singer Bachir Attar serves as leader), listeners are given the chance to hear several ghaitas in unison. This is enriching music that shouldn't be overlooked.
© Alex Henderson
Tracklist:
1 Gabahay
2 A Habibi Ouajee T'Allel Allaiya
3 El Medahey
4 Bujloudia (Bujloudia Dancing With Aisha Qandisha)
5 Alalilla 'About The Night'
6 The Middle Of The Night
7 Bujloudia
8 Jajouka Between The Mountains
9 Memories Of My Father
10 Mohamed Diha Utalla Fiha (Take Care Of Her Or Leave Her)
11 Sbar Yagelbi Sbar
12 On Horseback
13 Talaha L'Badro Alaina
The Master Musicians of Jajouka are an ensemble of full-time Moroccan musicians who live in the small rural village of Jajouka, which is in the Jibala hills south of Tangier. For them, music isn't a part-time interest or a mere hobby; it's an integral part of their day-to-day lives. Their passionate music was documented in 1991, when Apocalypse Across the Sky was recorded using a digital 12-track recorder. Some of the songs on this CD favor chanting vocals and use of the call-and-response technique, while the instrumentals make extensive use of percussion and the ghaita, an African wind instrument with a high pitch and an oboe-ish quality. The ghaita has been heard as a solo instrument on many African recordings, but on Sky (for which ghaita player/singer Bachir Attar serves as leader), listeners are given the chance to hear several ghaitas in unison. This is enriching music that shouldn't be overlooked.
© Alex Henderson
Tracklist:
1 Gabahay
2 A Habibi Ouajee T'Allel Allaiya
3 El Medahey
4 Bujloudia (Bujloudia Dancing With Aisha Qandisha)
5 Alalilla 'About The Night'
6 The Middle Of The Night
7 Bujloudia
8 Jajouka Between The Mountains
9 Memories Of My Father
10 Mohamed Diha Utalla Fiha (Take Care Of Her Or Leave Her)
11 Sbar Yagelbi Sbar
12 On Horseback
13 Talaha L'Badro Alaina
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