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The Rough Guide To The Music Of Morocco
Morocco is a musical wonderland, stuffed with a bewildering
surfeit of sounds; raw, sophisticated, ancient, modern, acoustic,
electronic, mellow, fierce, deeply spiritual and extravagantly
hedonistic. Culturally fed by rivers flowing in from all directions,
its musical gene pool is rich and diverse, although the unique
legacy of Morocco's own native Berber culture remains more
rooted than any imported influences. This album features two
of Morocco's musical giants, Jil Jilala and Nass El Ghiwane,
the best-loved Moroccan female group, Bnet Marrakech and the
greatest al aita star of modern times, Fatna Bent El Houcine.
Delving into some of Morocco's musical traditions, such as
melhoun and gnawa, The Rough Guide To The Music Of Morocco
also features some of the more contemporary and electronic
sounds to have emerged out of this culturally rich country.
£10 (€15)
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