Name: Night Spirit Masters
Brand: Gnawa Music Of Marrakesh

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ZEHRA006

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Colour

black

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Discs

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-08-19

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Kudos

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

5050580775718

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Gnawa Music Of Marrakesh

Genre GB

African

Label GB

Zehra

Remastered vinyl reissue of this 1990 Bill Laswell / Richard Horowitz production of local Gnawa musicians, recorded in the medina of Marrakesh. According to Allmusic.com "a must for fans of both African and Middle Eastern music" and voted one of the "10 essential Gnawa albums" by Songlines.

The Gnawa are an ethnic minority in today's Morocco, descendents of slaves from West Africa who were brought to Morocco in the 16th century and who (although they quickly converted to Islam) nevertheless brought with them remnants of their animistic practices. The Gnawa perform a complex ceremony (called lila or derdeba) that over the duration of several hours recreates the genesis of the universe by the evocation of the seven main manifestations of the divine, represented by seven colours. Those ceremonies, led by a master or "maleem", are still taking place today privately while Gnawa music in general has clearly been modernizing and thus become more profane, but witnessing a performance is still an astonishing experience.

Night Spirit Masters

Music GB