Paul Bowles – Music Of Morocco (From The Library Of Congress)
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Dust-to-Digital – DTD-46 |
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US |
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Folk, World, & Country |
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African |
Tracklist
| Highlands—The Berbers Part 1 | |||
| 1-1 | Maallem Ahmed And Ensemble– | Ahmeilou | 3:56 |
| 1-2 | Rais Ahmed Ben Bakrim– | El Baz Ouichen (Song For Male Voice) | 8:12 |
| 1-3 | Moqaddem Mohammed Ben Salem And Ensemble– | Third Sqel | 8:32 |
| 1-4 | Moqaddem Mohammed Ben Salem And Ensemble– | Second Aqlal | 7:56 |
| 1-5 | Chikh Ayyad Ou Haddou And Ensemble– | Ouakha Dial Kheir (Women's Chorus) | 2:39 |
| 1-6 | Chikh Ayyad Ou Haddou And Ensemble– | Aili Ya Mali (Mixed Chorus) | 9:48 |
| 1-7 | Maallem Ahmed And Ensemble– | Aouache (Men's Chorus) | 7:27 |
| Highlands—The Berbers Part 2 | |||
| 2-1 | Rais Mahamad Ben Mohammed And Ensemble– | Aouada Trio | 10:02 |
| 2-2 | Rais Mahamad Ben Mohammed And Ensemble– | Chorus And Dance | 13:59 |
| 2-3 | Chikh Hamed Bel Hadj Hamadi Ben Allal And Ensemble– | Reh Dial Beni Bouhiya (Qsbah Solo) | 4:57 |
| 2-4 | Unknown Artist– | Sounds Of General Rejoicing, Ait Ourir | 1:41 |
| 2-5 | Maallem Ahmed Gacha And Ensemble– | Albazaoua (Women's Chorus) | 6:26 |
| 2-6 | Chikha Fatoma Bent Kaddour– | Mouwal And Izlan | 10:48 |
| 2-7 | Cheikha Haddouj Bent Fatma Rohou And Ensemble– | Qim Rhori | 13:47 |
| 2-8 | Mohammed Bel Hassan And Ensemble– | Qsida Dial Malik | 11:52 |
| Lowlands—Influent Strains Part 1 | |||
| 3-1 | El Ferqa Dial Guedra– | Ounalou Biha Rajao (Male Solo With Women's Chorus) | 10:58 |
| 3-2 | Maalem Abdeslam Sarsi El Mahet– | Aiyowa D’Moulay Abdeslam (Rhaita Solo) | 1:05 |
| 3-3 | Sadiq Ben Mohammed Laghzaoui Morsan And Ensemble– | Rhaitas And Tbola | 12:36 |
| 3-4 | Embarek Ben Mohammed– | Mellaliya (Song For Male Voice) | 3:45 |
| 3-5 | Maalem Mohammed Rhiata And Ensemble– | Taqtoqa Jabaliya | 12:19 |
| 3-6 | Unidentified Ensemble*– | Gnaoua Chorus | 12:19 |
| 3-7 | Si Mohammed Bel Hassan Soudani– | Gnaoui Solo Song | 2:56 |
| 3-8 | Si Mohammed Bel Hassan Soudani– | Fulani Iresa | 4:45 |
| 3-9 | Maallem Taieb Ben Mbarek And Chikhats– | Hadouk Khail | 12:35 |
| Lowlands—Influent Strains Part 2 | |||
| 4-1 | Hazan Isaac Ouanounou And Of The Hevrat Gezekel– | Ya Souki Hakim (Secular Sephardic Song) | 7:31 |
| 4-2 | Amram Castiel– | Chalom Lakha Chèbii = Peace On The Seventh Day | 8:50 |
| 4-3 | Maalem El Hocein And Ensemble– | Qsida Midh | 9:52 |
| 4-4 | Abdelkrim Rais And Ensemble*– | El Hgaz El Mcharqi (Andaluz Chorus) | 27:25 |
| 4-5 | Of The Family Of The Chorfa Of Ouezzane– | Andaluz Music Of Ouezzane | 20:11 |
| 4-6 | Unknown Artist– | El Fjer (Early Morning Calls To Prayer) | 1:36 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Dust-to-Digital
- Copyright © – Dust-to-Digital
- Mixed At – RFI Mastering
- Mastered At – Osiris Studio, Atlanta
- Mastered At – RFI Mastering
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Barbara Bersche
- Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Jennifer Cutting
- Liner Notes [Additional Commentary] – Philip D. Schuyler*
- Liner Notes [Field Notes] – Paul Bowles
- Liner Notes [Introduction] – Lee Ranaldo
- Mastered By [Mastering With Assistance From] – Laurel Sercombe (tracks: 4-6)
- Mastered By [Mastering] – Philip D. Schuyler* (tracks: 4-6)
- Mixed By [Mixing], Mastered By [Mastering] – Rick Fisher
- Producer [Produced By], Curated By [Revised By], Edited By [Re-Edited By] – Philip D. Schuyler*
- Producer [Producers] – Steven Lance Ledbetter
- Recorded By, Edited By – Paul Bowles
- Research [Paul Bowles Collection Advisor] – Judith Gray
- Restoration [Audio Restoration], Mastered By [Mastering] – Michael Graves (2)
- Transferred By [Audio Transfers] – Mike Donaldson
Notes
[On box, front:]
Recorded By Paul Bowles 1959
[Book, track annotations:]
1-1 [...], recorded in Tafraout.
1-2 Sung and played [...], in Tiznit.
1-3, 1-4 Sung and played [...], in Zagora.
1-5, 1-6 Sung and played [...], in Tahala.
1-7 Sung and played [...], in Tafraout.
2-1 Played [...], in Tamanar.
2-2 Sung and played [...], in Tamanar.
2-3 Played [...], in Segangan.
2-5 Sung and played [...], in Ait Ourir.
2-6 Sung [...], in Ain Diab.
2-7 Sung and played [...], in Khenifra.
2-8 Sung and played [...], in Ait Mohammed.
3-1 Sung and played [...], in Goulimine.
3-2 Played [...], in Arcila.
3-3 Played [...], in Einzoren.
3-4, 3-7, 3-8, 3-9 Sung and played [...], in Marrakech.
3-5 [...] Maalem Mohammed Rhiata And Ensemble from the region of Taounate; recorded in Fez.
3-6 Sung and played [...], in Essaouira.
4-1 Sung [...], in Meknes.
4-2 [...] Hevrat David Hamelekh, Essaouira.
4-3 Sung and played [...], in Meknes.
4-4 Played [...], in Fez.
4-5 of the Family of the Chorfa of Ouezzane, in Ouezzane.
4-6 [...] Recorded in Tanger.
[Book, Aknowledgements:]
Producers: April G. Ledbetter and Steven Lance Ledbetter of Dust-to-Digital and Bill Nowlin of Rounder Records
Form The Library Of Congress, For This Edition:
Production Coordinator: Jennifer Cutting, Folklife Specialist
Paul Bowles Collection Advisor: Judith Gray, Coordinator of Reference
Audio Restoration And Mastering: Michael Graves, Osiris Studio, Atlanta
Mixing And Mastering: Rick Fisher, RFI Mastering, Seattle
Mastering For Disc 4.6: [...], with assistance from Laurel Sercombe and Gary Louie of the University of Washington
Thanks to Alan Jabbour, Director Emeritus, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Thanks to Paul Bowles and his musical executor, Irene Herrmann, for giving this reissue their blessing.
Photos courtesy of the Library of Congress, the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin and the Allen Ginsberg Estate, and Irene Herrmann.
[On discs, rim text:]
℗© 2016 Dust-to-Digital
Incidental information:
Track 3-1 is credited to El Ferqa Dial Guedra (Bechera) on the release and to El Ferqa Dial Guedra on dust-digital.com.
"Annotations" are credited to Philip Schuyler on the box (back) and as "Additional Commentary" to Philip D. Schuyler in the book credits.
Special packaging features a silkscreened box with foil stamping detail throughout and a 120-page, leatherette book, featuring an introduction, field notes, liner notes, a select bibliography and filmography, aknowledgements and photos. Discs housed in card sleeves. Box set includes /streaming code.
Recorded By Paul Bowles 1959
[Book, track annotations:]
1-1 [...], recorded in Tafraout.
1-2 Sung and played [...], in Tiznit.
1-3, 1-4 Sung and played [...], in Zagora.
1-5, 1-6 Sung and played [...], in Tahala.
1-7 Sung and played [...], in Tafraout.
2-1 Played [...], in Tamanar.
2-2 Sung and played [...], in Tamanar.
2-3 Played [...], in Segangan.
2-5 Sung and played [...], in Ait Ourir.
2-6 Sung [...], in Ain Diab.
2-7 Sung and played [...], in Khenifra.
2-8 Sung and played [...], in Ait Mohammed.
3-1 Sung and played [...], in Goulimine.
3-2 Played [...], in Arcila.
3-3 Played [...], in Einzoren.
3-4, 3-7, 3-8, 3-9 Sung and played [...], in Marrakech.
3-5 [...] Maalem Mohammed Rhiata And Ensemble from the region of Taounate; recorded in Fez.
3-6 Sung and played [...], in Essaouira.
4-1 Sung [...], in Meknes.
4-2 [...] Hevrat David Hamelekh, Essaouira.
4-3 Sung and played [...], in Meknes.
4-4 Played [...], in Fez.
4-5 of the Family of the Chorfa of Ouezzane, in Ouezzane.
4-6 [...] Recorded in Tanger.
[Book, Aknowledgements:]
Producers: April G. Ledbetter and Steven Lance Ledbetter of Dust-to-Digital and Bill Nowlin of Rounder Records
Form The Library Of Congress, For This Edition:
Production Coordinator: Jennifer Cutting, Folklife Specialist
Paul Bowles Collection Advisor: Judith Gray, Coordinator of Reference
Audio Restoration And Mastering: Michael Graves, Osiris Studio, Atlanta
Mixing And Mastering: Rick Fisher, RFI Mastering, Seattle
Mastering For Disc 4.6: [...], with assistance from Laurel Sercombe and Gary Louie of the University of Washington
Thanks to Alan Jabbour, Director Emeritus, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Thanks to Paul Bowles and his musical executor, Irene Herrmann, for giving this reissue their blessing.
Photos courtesy of the Library of Congress, the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin and the Allen Ginsberg Estate, and Irene Herrmann.
[On discs, rim text:]
℗© 2016 Dust-to-Digital
Incidental information:
Track 3-1 is credited to El Ferqa Dial Guedra (Bechera) on the release and to El Ferqa Dial Guedra on dust-digital.com.
"Annotations" are credited to Philip Schuyler on the box (back) and as "Additional Commentary" to Philip D. Schuyler in the book credits.
Special packaging features a silkscreened box with foil stamping detail throughout and a 120-page, leatherette book, featuring an introduction, field notes, liner notes, a select bibliography and filmography, aknowledgements and photos. Discs housed in card sleeves. Box set includes /streaming code.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 8 80226 00462 0
- Barcode (Scanned): 0880226004620
- Matrix / Runout (CD1): Highlands - The Berbers Part 1
- Mould SID Code (CD1, mirror band): ifpi AEF02
- Matrix / Runout (CD2): Highlands - The Berbers Part 2
- Mould SID Code (CD2, mirror band): ifpi AEF02
- Matrix / Runout (CD3): Lowlands - Influent Strains Part 1
- Mould SID Code (CD3, mirror band): ifpi AEF02
- Matrix / Runout (CD4): Lowlands - Influent Strains Part 2
- Mould SID Code (CD4, mirror band): ifpi AEF04
Other Versions (1)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Music Of Morocco (2×LP, Album) | Library of Congress Recording Laboratory | LCM 2057/2058/2059/2060 | US | 1972 |
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Reviews
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Edited 2 years agoJudging by the re-sale prices, I see that the scalpers have claimed this already. Why should the Paul Bowles estate or indeed, labels like Folkways or Dust to Digital own this music and reap the financial rewards ? I have nothing against these labels and are grateful for them and the work they do - but this kind of music belongs squarely in the public realm and to the Moroccan people who made it. It should be made free to all to access online. -
This set very much compliments the novels and short stories by Paul Bowles. The stories read better after hearing this and the music also has more depth after being familiar with his narrations of the International Zone. The same with dust-to-digital's, Voices of the Mississippi boxset. If you end up owning that, best seek out the authors on the interview disc if foreign of them; Barry Hannah, the Ray Lum book by W. Ferris - "You live and learn. Then you die and forget it all", Eduora Welty (and her photographs taken in the 30s), Robert Penn Warren, etc.
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Edited 8 years agoincredibly thorough, beautiful and unexpected reissue of a legendary recording many of us had had pieced together through glimpses on other releases. the whole is about the music, about the author, about a time and place long gone yet brought to life vividly by the recorded evidence.
the packaging is an almost ritual experience, of opening, feeling and piecing together, but also of geometric forms, colours and textures that form a sensual backdrop to otherwise arid words and alien sounds. the feeling is of an artist edition box, only more lavish and fitting to the content.
the words are the liner notes of the library of congress release plus extracts from the author's work notes plus annotations by the reissue researcher, all accompanied by photographs of the expedition. a glimpse into the mind and time of the author where completeness and thoroughness was less important than capturing the right sound at the right time.
the music in the end is the point of the release, a snapshot of morocco in 1959 as seen by the author, before (bowles thought) it would disappear in the changing political tide. the urgency and mystery of the different expressions comes across fully. hearing some of these pieces in their entirety (eg. the aouada trio, a three minute extract on tellus 23, here ten minutes long) is a privilege. the hypnotic effect of moroccan music is here intoxicating, more than in any recording i have heard.
in short, this is a unique, essential release, not for everyone but rewarding to anyone with an interest in the above.
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