Sabil a Salaam

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Morocco's Gnawa tradition has been producing trance music for many centuries, but Nass Marrakech take the idea in a new, more global direction, incorporating elements as unlikely as Indian tablas and Japanese shakuhachi flute into the mix. It could be a worldbeat mess, but instead it proves to be a triumph, simply because the band features some of the best gimbri playing since Hassan Hakmoun and a firm sense of trance and its role in the ensemble's music. So while there are elements of flamenco (Morocco and southern Spain are close in both history and geography), the true roots remain plainly visible. The harsh, jangly rhythm of the karkabas, the tiny Gnawa steel finger cymbals, run through this collection in sizzling fashion while other world-music ideas float on top, anchored by Abdel Bensaloum's gimbri. Magical and mesmerizing. --Chris Nickson

Tracks:

An-a, An-ta
Yo Mala
Salaam Aleikum
Marhaba
Allah
Hamdushi
Shema
Hammeadi
Torkalila

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Morocco's Gnawa tradition has been producing trance music for many centuries, but Nass Marrakech take the idea in a new, more global direction, incorporating elements as unlikely as Indian tablas and Japanese shakuhachi flute into the mix. It could be a worldbeat mess, but instead it proves to be a triumph, simply because the band features some of the best gimbri playing since Hassan Hakmoun and a firm sense of trance and its role in the ensemble's music. So while there are elements of flamenco (Morocco and southern Spain are close in both history and geography), the true roots remain plainly visible. The harsh, jangly rhythm of the karkabas, the tiny Gnawa steel finger cymbals, run through this collection in sizzling fashion while other world-music ideas float on top, anchored by Abdel Bensaloum's gimbri. Magical and mesmerizing. --Chris Nickson

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant trance music.......2001-02-02

As a recent convert to Gnawa trance music, I took a chance when I ordered this CD on spec. The best known Gnawa musician in this country, Hassan Hakmoun, has experimented with Western musical blends, using everything from jazz to rap with varying levels of success. Nass Marrakech uses more of a European and/or Eastern blend, using instruments like the tabla, and influences more natural to my ear than those of the U.S. Using musical sources having an historical geographic connection to Morocco, such as the Iberian peninsula and West Africa, where the Gnawa are said to have originated, makes for a wonderful, almost organic sound.

Mesmerizing! Perhaps not for every taste, but I recommend it!

A superb multicultural music collection........2000-04-25

In Sabil 'a 'Salaam, Moroccan band Nass Marrakech combines traditional Gnawa music with West African, flamenco and Indian percussion, Japanese flutes, and many other globally derived beat elements. This high energy collection features An-a, An-ta (4:07); Yo Mala (5:48); Salaam Aleikum (4:44); Marhaba (4:15); Allah (5:27); Hamdushi (5:13); Shema (4:42); Hammeadi (11:08); and Torkalila (3:51). Sabil 'a 'Salaam is a superb addition to any personal, academic, or public library multicultural music collection.

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