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The Master Musicians of Joujouka

October 31, 2023

This article is about the musical group The Master Musicians of Joujouka. For the related group with a similar name, see The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar.

The Master Musicians of Joujouka are a collective of Jbala Sufi trance musicians, serving as a modern representation of a centuries-old music tradition.[1] The collective was first documented by Western journalists in the early 1950s,[2] and was brought to widespread international attention by Brian Jones in 1969.[1] They have collaborated with many Western rock and jazz musicians.[3]

The Master Musicians of Joujouka
OriginJajouka, Morocco
GenresFolk music, World,
Sufi music of Morocco
Years activeearly 1950s–present
LabelsRolling Stones Records, Adelphi, Sub Rosa, Ergot
MembersSee: Members
WebsiteMaster Musicians of Joujouka official site

The collective includes more than 50 musicians from the village of Jajouka (sometimes spelled as Joujouka or Zahjouka), in the Rif Mountains of northern Morocco. All members are the sons of previous members, and adopt the surname Attar ("perfume maker").[1] In the 1990s, the collective split into two factions, with the other currently known as The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar.[3]

History edit

The Master Musicians of Joujouka perform a variety of Sufi music that is believed to be more than one thousand years old.[4][5] The collective became an item of interest for members of the Beat Generation in the 1950s, when Moroccan folklorist Mohamed Hamri informed European colleagues about the group's music.[3] Hamri operated a restaurant in Tangier that was frequented by European musicians and artists, and the Master Musicians often played there.[6] Brion Gysin, Paul Bowles, and William S. Burroughs all wrote about the group and one of them may have coined the name "The Master Musicians of Joujouka" during this period.[2][7] Timothy Leary famously, but erroneously, described the group and its music as "4000 years old", which has been repeated in many sources. The figure actually applies to previous Sufi traditions and not to the group or its music specifically.[8]

Brian Jones visited the collective many times while traveling in Morocco and in 1969 became the first Western musician to record with them. The album Brian Jones Presents the Pipes of Pan at Joujouka was released in 1971 after Jones's death.[9] The collective played on the 1973 album Dancing in Your Head by Ornette Coleman.[10] Arnold Stahl oversaw recording of the double album Tribe Ahl Serif: Master Musicians of Jajouka in 1974.[11]

In the early 1990s, the collective split into two factions, as first reported by visiting musician Lee Ranaldo.[12] The faction fostered by Mohamed Hamri, and led by Ahmed Attar, retained the name "The Master Musicians of Joujouka". Meanwhile, another faction led by Bachir Attar, whose father had led the group during the Brian Jones period, took on the name "The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar".[13] The second group attracted protests at concerts in the United Kingdom,[14] and international journalists noted that the schism created discord in the collective's home village.[15][16] Other journalists and fans conceded that both groups were working to preserve their ancient musical heritage.[3]

The collective retaining the original name, and led by Ahmed Attar, resumed recording in the 1990s, releasing the album Joujouka Black Eyes in 1995.[17] They appeared on the various-artists albums Sufi: Moroccan Trance II in 1996[18] and 10%: File under Burroughs (a tribute to early supporter William S. Burroughs) the same year.[19] Their most recent studio album is Boujeloud, released in 2006.[20] In 2011 they made a guest appearance on the album The Great Escape Artist by Jane's Addiction.[21][22] The group frequently appears at music festivals in Europe,[23][24][25] and made an acclaimed live appearance at the BBC Radio 4, hosted by Jarvis Cocker, in 2017.[26][27] The same year the group toured Japan headlining Festival de Frue.[28] In April 2019 they collaborated with The Orb to create the live sound for the Dior Cruise Show in Marrakesh under the musical direction of Michel Gaubert.[29] They continue to operate out of their home village of Jajouka, where they also host an annual festival that is limited to 50 guests.[2][30] On 30 May 2023 Glastonbury Festival announced that The Master Musicians of Joujouka would open the main Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2023 playing alongside Arctic Monkeys and Guns N’Roses. [31]

Discography edit

Albums

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "The Master Musicians of Jajouka | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Gerber, Suzanne (12 June 2015). "Inside the Oldest, Most Exclusive Dance Party in the World". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "The Quietus | Features | Afrosonic | Jajouka Or Joujouka? The Conflicted Legacy of the Master Musicians". The Quietus. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. ^ Staff writer (27 March 2013). "Joujouka Masters Musicians: The Healing Power of a 4000 year old Music". Morocco World News. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  5. ^ Lemon, Jason (16 June 2015). "Morocco's Joujouka Music Festival is Cool but not 4,000 Years Old". StepFeed. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  6. ^ Goodall, Mark (2013). Gathering of the Tribe: Music and Heavy Conscious Creation. Headpress. ISBN 978-1900486859.
  7. ^ Pliable. "Discord among the Master Musicians". Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  8. ^ Fuson, Tim (Winter 1996). "Renewed Pandemonium: The Continuing Legend of the Master Musicians of Jajouka". Journal of the International Institute. 3 (2). hdl:2027/spo.4750978.0003.217. ISSN 1558-741X.
  9. ^ Brian Jones Presents: The Pipes of Pan at Jajouka – The Master Musicians of Jajouka | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 28 May 2020
  10. ^ Swenson, John (22 September 1977). "Dancing in Your Head". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  11. ^ Radio, Southern California Public (19 January 2011). "Peter Stenshoel's album of the week: Tribe Ahl Sherif's Master Musicians of Jajouka". Southern California Public Radio. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  12. ^ Ranaldo, Lee (August 1996). "Into The Mystic: Lee Ranaldo's Jajouka Journal". The Wire (150).
  13. ^ "No Stone unturned". The Independent. 21 July 1995. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  14. ^ Strauss, Neil (12 October 1995). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  15. ^ "The Master Musicians of Joujouka: The Faded Myth of the Goat-God – Qantara.de". Qantara.de – Dialogue with the Islamic World. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Past masters". The National. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  17. ^ Joujouka Black Eyes – The Master Musicians of Joujouka | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 28 May 2020
  18. ^ Moroccan Trance Music, Vol. 2: Sufi – The Gnoua Brotherhood of Marrakesh, The Master Musicians of Joujouka | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 28 May 2020
  19. ^ Ambrose, Joe (2007). Chelsea Hotel Manhattan: A Raw Eulogy to a New York Icon. Headpress. ISBN 978-1900486606.
  20. ^ "The Master Musicians of Joujouka: Boujeloud". PopMatters. 19 November 2006. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  21. ^ Blabbermouth (12 April 2011). "JANE'S ADDICTION Collaborates With Master Musicians of Joujouka". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  22. ^ "Jane's Addiction, "End to the Lies"". Billboard. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  23. ^ Swash, Rosie; Gabbatt, Adam (24 June 2011). "Glastonbury 2011 live: Friday 24 June". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  24. ^ "On y était : le festival Villa Aperta 2013 à Rome". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  25. ^ "Au Maroc, le village de Jajouka abrite le plus vieux groupe de rock du monde". Télérama (in French). 12 September 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  26. ^ "BBC Radio 4 – Wireless Nights, Series 5, Joujouka". BBC. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  27. ^ Hepworth, David (11 March 2017). "This week's best radio: Jarvis Cocker heads to Morocco's mountains". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  28. ^ "Amid Japan's multitude of music festivals, Frue is worth celebrating". 25 October 2018.
  29. ^ Sack, Adriano (16 May 2019). "Michel Gaubert: "'Prelude' von Simon Grab könnte mein Sex-Song des Tages sein"". Die Welt.
  30. ^ "A musical mecca". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  31. ^ "Glastonbury festival announces full lineup, adding Queens of the Stone Age, Skepta and more". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

Further reading edit

  • Hamri, Mohamed (1975), Tales of Joujouka. Capra Press.
  • Gysin, Brion, The Process.
  • Schuyler, Philip (2000) "Joujouka/Jajouka/Zahjoukah – Moroccan Music and Euro-American Imagination", in Armbrust, Walter, editor. "Mass Mediations: New Approaches to Popular Culture in the Middle East and Beyond". Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000.
  • Strauss, Neil (12 October 1995). "The Pop Life: To Save Jajouka, How About a Mercedes in the Village?". The New York Times.
  • Davis, Stephen (1993). Jajouka Rolling Stone: A Fable of Gods and Heroes. Random House.
  • Palmer, Robert (14 October 1971). Jajouka: Up the Mountain. Rolling Stone..
  • Davis, Stephen (2001). Old Gods Almost Dead. Broadway Books, 135–37, 172, 195–201, 227; 233–34, 248–53, 270, 354, 504–505, 508.
  • Trynka, Paul (2014) Brian Jones: The Making of The Rolling Stones Random House.
  • Sword, Harry (2021). Monolithic Undertoe White Rabbit Books.

External links edit

  • Master Musicians of Joujouka. Official site of the Sufi Brotherhood living in Joujouka

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This article is about the musical group The Master Musicians of Joujouka For the related group with a similar name see The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar The Master Musicians of Joujouka are a collective of Jbala Sufi trance musicians serving as a modern representation of a centuries old music tradition 1 The collective was first documented by Western journalists in the early 1950s 2 and was brought to widespread international attention by Brian Jones in 1969 1 They have collaborated with many Western rock and jazz musicians 3 The Master Musicians of JoujoukaOriginJajouka MoroccoGenresFolk music World Sufi music of MoroccoYears activeearly 1950s presentLabelsRolling Stones Records Adelphi Sub Rosa ErgotMembersSee MembersWebsiteMaster Musicians of Joujouka official siteThe collective includes more than 50 musicians from the village of Jajouka sometimes spelled as Joujouka or Zahjouka in the Rif Mountains of northern Morocco All members are the sons of previous members and adopt the surname Attar perfume maker 1 In the 1990s the collective split into two factions with the other currently known as The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar 3 Contents 1 History 2 Discography 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksHistory editThe Master Musicians of Joujouka perform a variety of Sufi music that is believed to be more than one thousand years old 4 5 The collective became an item of interest for members of the Beat Generation in the 1950s when Moroccan folklorist Mohamed Hamri informed European colleagues about the group s music 3 Hamri operated a restaurant in Tangier that was frequented by European musicians and artists and the Master Musicians often played there 6 Brion Gysin Paul Bowles and William S Burroughs all wrote about the group and one of them may have coined the name The Master Musicians of Joujouka during this period 2 7 Timothy Leary famously but erroneously described the group and its music as 4000 years old which has been repeated in many sources The figure actually applies to previous Sufi traditions and not to the group or its music specifically 8 Brian Jones visited the collective many times while traveling in Morocco and in 1969 became the first Western musician to record with them The album Brian Jones Presents the Pipes of Pan at Joujouka was released in 1971 after Jones s death 9 The collective played on the 1973 album Dancing in Your Head by Ornette Coleman 10 Arnold Stahl oversaw recording of the double album Tribe Ahl Serif Master Musicians of Jajouka in 1974 11 In the early 1990s the collective split into two factions as first reported by visiting musician Lee Ranaldo 12 The faction fostered by Mohamed Hamri and led by Ahmed Attar retained the name The Master Musicians of Joujouka Meanwhile another faction led by Bachir Attar whose father had led the group during the Brian Jones period took on the name The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar 13 The second group attracted protests at concerts in the United Kingdom 14 and international journalists noted that the schism created discord in the collective s home village 15 16 Other journalists and fans conceded that both groups were working to preserve their ancient musical heritage 3 The collective retaining the original name and led by Ahmed Attar resumed recording in the 1990s releasing the album Joujouka Black Eyes in 1995 17 They appeared on the various artists albums Sufi Moroccan Trance II in 1996 18 and 10 File under Burroughs a tribute to early supporter William S Burroughs the same year 19 Their most recent studio album is Boujeloud released in 2006 20 In 2011 they made a guest appearance on the album The Great Escape Artist by Jane s Addiction 21 22 The group frequently appears at music festivals in Europe 23 24 25 and made an acclaimed live appearance at the BBC Radio 4 hosted by Jarvis Cocker in 2017 26 27 The same year the group toured Japan headlining Festival de Frue 28 In April 2019 they collaborated with The Orb to create the live sound for the Dior Cruise Show in Marrakesh under the musical direction of Michel Gaubert 29 They continue to operate out of their home village of Jajouka where they also host an annual festival that is limited to 50 guests 2 30 On 30 May 2023 Glastonbury Festival announced that The Master Musicians of Joujouka would open the main Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2023 playing alongside Arctic Monkeys and Guns N Roses 31 Discography editAlbumsBrian Jones Presents the Pipes of Pan at Joujouka 1971 Tribe Ahl Serif Master Musicians of Jajouka 1974 Joujouka Black Eyes 1995 Boujeloud 2006 Into the Ahl Srif Master Musicians of Joujouka 2015 Live in Paris The Master Musicians of Joujouka 2x vinyl 2021 References edit a b c The Master Musicians of Jajouka Biography amp History AllMusic Retrieved 28 May 2020 a b c Gerber Suzanne 12 June 2015 Inside the Oldest Most Exclusive Dance Party in the World Rolling Stone Retrieved 28 May 2020 a b c d The Quietus Features Afrosonic Jajouka Or Joujouka The Conflicted Legacy of the Master Musicians The Quietus Retrieved 28 May 2020 Staff writer 27 March 2013 Joujouka Masters Musicians The Healing Power of a 4000 year old Music Morocco World News Retrieved 9 June 2023 Lemon Jason 16 June 2015 Morocco s Joujouka Music Festival is Cool but not 4 000 Years Old StepFeed Retrieved 28 May 2020 Goodall Mark 2013 Gathering of the Tribe Music and Heavy Conscious Creation Headpress ISBN 978 1900486859 Pliable Discord among the Master Musicians Retrieved 28 May 2020 Fuson Tim Winter 1996 Renewed Pandemonium The Continuing Legend of the Master Musicians of Jajouka Journal of the International Institute 3 2 hdl 2027 spo 4750978 0003 217 ISSN 1558 741X Brian Jones Presents The Pipes of Pan at Jajouka The Master Musicians of Jajouka Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic retrieved 28 May 2020 Swenson John 22 September 1977 Dancing in Your Head Rolling Stone Retrieved 28 May 2020 Radio Southern California Public 19 January 2011 Peter Stenshoel s album of the week Tribe Ahl Sherif s Master Musicians of Jajouka Southern California Public Radio Retrieved 28 May 2020 Ranaldo Lee August 1996 Into The Mystic Lee Ranaldo s Jajouka Journal The Wire 150 No Stone unturned The Independent 21 July 1995 Archived from the original on 18 June 2022 Retrieved 28 May 2020 Strauss Neil 12 October 1995 The Pop Life The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 28 May 2020 The Master Musicians of Joujouka The Faded Myth of the Goat God Qantara de Qantara de Dialogue with the Islamic World Retrieved 28 May 2020 Past masters The National 6 March 2009 Retrieved 28 May 2020 Joujouka Black Eyes The Master Musicians of Joujouka Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic retrieved 28 May 2020 Moroccan Trance Music Vol 2 Sufi The Gnoua Brotherhood of Marrakesh The Master Musicians of Joujouka Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic retrieved 28 May 2020 Ambrose Joe 2007 Chelsea Hotel Manhattan A Raw Eulogy to a New York Icon Headpress ISBN 978 1900486606 The Master Musicians of Joujouka Boujeloud PopMatters 19 November 2006 Retrieved 28 May 2020 Blabbermouth 12 April 2011 JANE S ADDICTION Collaborates With Master Musicians of Joujouka BLABBERMOUTH NET Retrieved 2 December 2022 Jane s Addiction End to the Lies Billboard 22 April 2011 Retrieved 2 December 2022 Swash Rosie Gabbatt Adam 24 June 2011 Glastonbury 2011 live Friday 24 June The Guardian Retrieved 2 December 2022 On y etait le festival Villa Aperta 2013 a Rome Les Inrocks in French Retrieved 2 December 2022 Au Maroc le village de Jajouka abrite le plus vieux groupe de rock du monde Telerama in French 12 September 2016 Retrieved 2 December 2022 BBC Radio 4 Wireless Nights Series 5 Joujouka BBC Retrieved 2 December 2022 Hepworth David 11 March 2017 This week s best radio Jarvis Cocker heads to Morocco s mountains The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 28 May 2020 Amid Japan s multitude of music festivals Frue is worth celebrating 25 October 2018 Sack Adriano 16 May 2019 Michel Gaubert Prelude von Simon Grab konnte mein Sex Song des Tages sein Die Welt A musical mecca The Irish Times Retrieved 2 December 2022 Glastonbury festival announces full lineup adding Queens of the Stone Age Skepta and more The Guardian Retrieved 8 June 2023 Further reading editHamri Mohamed 1975 Tales of Joujouka Capra Press Gysin Brion The Process Schuyler Philip 2000 Joujouka Jajouka Zahjoukah Moroccan Music and Euro American Imagination in Armbrust Walter editor Mass Mediations New Approaches to Popular Culture in the Middle East and Beyond Berkeley University of California Press 2000 Strauss Neil 12 October 1995 The Pop Life To Save Jajouka How About a Mercedes in the Village The New York Times Davis Stephen 1993 Jajouka Rolling Stone A Fable of Gods and Heroes Random House Palmer Robert 14 October 1971 Jajouka Up the Mountain Rolling Stone Davis Stephen 2001 Old Gods Almost Dead Broadway Books 135 37 172 195 201 227 233 34 248 53 270 354 504 505 508 Trynka Paul 2014 Brian Jones The Making of The Rolling Stones Random House Sword Harry 2021 Monolithic Undertoe White Rabbit Books External links editMaster Musicians of Joujouka Official site of the Sufi Brotherhood living in Joujouka Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Master Musicians of Joujouka amp oldid 1161198011, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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