View Larger
Rate it!
Avg: 4.0 (3 ratings)
- Date Released: April 27, 1999
- Genre: International
- Style: Morocco
- Label: STRATA
-
We Say...
The world's earliest incarnation of the bass guitar is an instrument of devotional transport among Morocco's Gnawa, the descendents of 16th-century Malian slaves. A master musician (or maalem) plays the sintir, a three-stringed contraption made of camel skin and wood, during nightlong ceremonies wherein audience members slip into trance states to communicate with mlouk, djinn and other spirit species. Maalem Mustapha Baqbou earned his wings in Marrakech and later became a member of Jil Jilala, one of Morocco's most prominent folk-rock bands. This endearingly raw 1999 recording (the title refers to Marrakech's central square, the "meeting place of the dead"), though, finds him leading a Gnawa troupe through a series of increasingly intense sacred songs. He's accompanied by several sets of qarqabu (metal castanets) and tbel drums. Recorded live, Baqbou's music has a haunted, moaning quality, and each of the five tracks eventually builds to a climax worth hanging around for. The 11-minute "Bouderi Bel'A" and album closer "There Is No God But God" most effectively demonstrate that bass is indeed the place — no matter where you are.
“ The indie iTunes — Hardcore music fans are migrating to eMusic, the iTunes Music Store's cheaper, cooler cousin.”
Rolling Stone
This album includes one or more tracks available only with a full album download.
eMusic Tip
Paid downloads are counted towards an album discount but free downloads are not.
COMPLETE FOR FREE!
You can download the rest of the tracks from this album for free! Just click the Complete Album button.
We’re sorry this album can only be downloaded using paid subscription download credits.
We recommend you Save it for Later by clicking the Save for Later button shown just above this message. For a list of related albums you can download right now, check out these recommendations.
We'll give you 12 additional free credits to download this album and start your paid subscription.
Get 12 bonus credits on us if you download this album. Sweet!
| 01. |  |
Shabek Ruu |
6:54 |
|
| 02. | |
Moulai Abdul Kader |
6:52 |
|
| 03. | |
Bouderi Bel'A |
11:15 |
|
| 04. | |
Bougueri |
6:00 |
|
| 05. | |
There Is No God But God |
6:13 |
|
05 Total Tracks, 37:14 Total Length
Loading...
Credits
- John T. Matarazzo - Producer // Mustapha Baqbou - Vocals // Mustapha Baqbou - Main Performer // Mustapha Baqbou - Sintir // Anne Marie Matarazzo - Producer
Choose from over 7 million
music downloadseMusic features legendary and emerging artists in every genre: classic rock to classical,indie to international, soundtracks to spiritual, jazz to country and many more.
MP3 downloads work on any digital media player
With eMusic, you OWN your music without any restrictions. Burn music to a CD, play it on your computer, mobile phone or any digital media player - including iPod®, Zune® and Walkman®.
Songs available for 50¢ or less
eMusic subscriptions start at just $11.99 a month for 24 downloads - that's just 50¢ per song! And it gets better from there - our plans go as low as 42¢ per song!
Music Discovery
eMusic is about discovery. We make finding new music fun again with music recommendations from our award-winning team of music experts, member playlists and new music features.
Cancel anytime
With all the great music and site features we're pretty sure you will love eMusic. If not, no problem. You can cancel at any time and keep the music you have downloaded.
© 1992 - 2009 All Media Guide, LLC