Music Of Islam Vol.7 - Al-Andalus, Andalusian Music, Tetouan, Morocco Led by El Kacimi Mohamed.

Album : Music Of Islam Vol.7

Artists : Al-Andalus, Andalusian Music, Tetouan, Morocco.

Led by El Kacimi Mohamed,

The ensemble uses traditional Arabic instruments.

El Kacimi Mohamed plays the kamanja (violin),
Ahmed El Kamas plays the 'ud (lute),
Abdelkarim Doukhou plays the nay (flute),
and percussionists Abdelilah Azlas and Mohamed El Rhouni play the darabukka (clay goblet drum) and tar (tambourine).

Melodies :

1. ESHBEHAYN[8:56]
2. MKDAM SHARKI[9:15]
3. RASHDAYL[4:13]
4. ESTHLAL[13:40]
5. TIMES MKDAM SHARKI[10:43]
6. RASHDFA[7:29]
7. HIJASOUL (CHAHSHAHACHHI)[11:11]
8. ELHIJAZ[10:37]
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Orillas - Juan Carmona

Album : Orillas

Artists :

Guitares : Juan Carmons

Chant flamenco : Montse Cortes, Potito

Jose de la Negreta, Luisa Muñoz

Danse / Tacon : Antonio Canales

Basse /Mandole : Carles Benavent

Flûte : Jorge Pardo

Percussions : Abdel Khotba

Cajon: Piraña

Palmas : Chicharito Gregorio, Chelo

Guito, Juañares, Juan de Juan

Chant Gnawa : Abelmjid Bekkas

Luth : Saïd Chraïbi

Neyl : Rachid Zaroual

Zarb : Bijane Chemirani

Melodies :

1.Ronda

2.Noche

3.Esperando

4.Marrakech

5.Juncales

6.II Han

7.Soleá Mora

8.Tú vives en mí

9.De Casablanca a Granada

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Orchestre Andalous - Attawachi Talata - Moulay Ahmed Loukili

Artist : Moulay Ahmed Loukili

Album : Orchestre Andalous - Attawachi Talata

Melodies :

1.Attawachi Talata الثواشي التلاتة

2.Insiraf Kodem Lhijaz Lemchargi انصراف قدام الحجاز المشرقي

3.Sanaii Men Kodem Listihlal صنائع من قدام الاستهلال

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Moulay Ahmed Loukili apprend d'abord la musique auprès de son père, puis en auditeur libre à la mosquée universitaire Quaraouiyine où il rencontre ses premiers maîtres, Mohamed Zahi Berrada qui lui enseigne le oud, Mohamed Ayyoush et Abdelkader Kourrish qui l'initient au répertoire des san'a. Mais ses vrais maîtres seront Al-Brihi et Al-Mtiri, qui rendront d'ailleurs hommage à son talent. Jusqu'en 1936, Loukili fait partie de l'orchestre Al-Brihi à Fès, puis il repart pour Tanger où il fonde l'association Ikhwan al-fan (frères de l'art) qui organise des concerts et assure un enseignement musical.
Professeur au conservatoire de Tétouan, Loukili en profite pour approfondir sa connaissance du répertoire en apprenant les san'a' spécifiques des styles de Tétouan et de Chefchaouen.
En 1952 il devient chef de l'orchestre de la radio, fonction qu'il assure jusqu'à sa mort à la fin de l'année 1988.
Le style de Ahmed Loukili se caractérise par la précision du dawr (mètre poétique) et une parfaite maîtrise de l'utilisation des taratin (syllabes vides complétant le dawr), ainsi que par son souci constant de corriger les erreurs de langue et de grammaire très courantes chez les musiciens. Par un constant effort de recherche et d'analyse, il a également fait oeuvre de restauration en exhumant des san'a partiellement oubliées dont il a reconstitué le mètre et certains passages mélodiques
Laissant des élèves dans les villes où il a séjourné, Ahmed Loukili a également fait des adeptes un peu partout qui le tiennent, à juste titre, pour l'un des plus grand maître de la musique arabo-andalouse.
La conservation des documents concernant la sauvegarde des enregistrements visuels sont considérés comme d’une valeur artistique et culturelle inestimable. La rediffusion des enregistrements en noir et blanc des années 1960 et 70 sont considérés comme patrimoine culturel national au Maroc

THE QASIDAH BURDA OF IMAM BUSIRI (The Poem of the Mantle)Performed by the Fez Singers

Album : THE QASIDAH BURDA OF IMAM BUSIRI (The Poem of the Mantle)

Singer : Performed by the Fez Singers

Melodies :

CD1 :

[01]. Qur'an Preface

[02]. On Lyrical Love

[03]. On Warnings about Caprices of the Self

[04]. On Praise of the Prophet

[05]. On His Birth

[06]. On His Miracles

CD2 :

[01]. Inshad & Hamziyya

[02]. On the Exalted Stature and Miraculous Merits of the Quran

CD3 :

[01]. Hamziyya

[02]. On the Ascension of the Prophet, Upon Him be Prayers and Peace

[03]. On the Chivalrous Struggle of God's Messenger ,UponHim

[04]. On Seeking Intercession Through the Prophet, Upon Him be Prayers and Peace

[05]. On Intimate Discourse and the Petition of Oe's State

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The most well known of the Fez Singers works is their recent recording of the epic Arabic Poem of the Cloak, the Burda, written by al-Busiri. In this production, the Burda is intertwined with extracts from the Hamziyya, another al-Busiri poem.

Khamsa-Le Grand Orchestre du Comptoir de Marrakech

Album : Khamsa

Artists :Le Grand Orchestre du Comptoir de Marrakech

Nicholas Yvan Mingot (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano)

Pimol Arroyo (percussion)

Jamal Slitine

Presented By Claude Challe

Melodies :
01 Kissat Hob

02 Atlas Blues

03 Hobbi Lak

04 Lamsa

05 Yalili

06 Roucoucou

07 Ana A Dounia

08 Soukrerie

09 Finek

10 Take Khamsa

11 Hollywood Gnawa

12 One Other dream

13 Symphonuit

14 Besslam’ Ah

15 In the mood for studio

16 Wallahy

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Aïcha Redouane et l'ensemble al-Adwar

Album : Aïcha Redouane et l'ensemble al-Adwar

Nahda du Proche-Orient

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Artists :
Aïcha Redouane - voice, musical direction

Habib Yammine - RiqqSalah el-Din

Mohammad - QânunOussama

Hantira - Kamâa

Songs :
Wasla en maqâm bayyâtî
01. Hâta ayyuha s-sâqî

02. Lî habîbun

03. Lâ tukhfî
Wasla en maqâm sigâ
04. Bashraf-tahmîla Karabatâk (instrumental)

05. Jalla man06. Taqsîm qânun (instrumental)

07. Ghayri 'alâ s-silwân
Wasla en maqâm bayyâtî
08. Solo riqq

09. Samâ'î Muhayyar (instrumental)

10. An'im bi-waslika

11. Gaddidî yâ nafsî

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Née berbère à Ait Attab une localité du Moyen-Atlas marocain, sa famille s'installe en France et poursuit des études d'architecture et se prend de passion pour le répertoire musical classique égyptien, en effet, très précoce dans sa découverte cette musique, elle manifeste déjà une passion pour la musique arabo-andalouse en découvrant de vieux 78 tours de la Nahda et elle écoute avec passion et assiduité les grands maîtres du style classique fondé sur les Maqâms comme Al Hamuli, Mohammed Othman, Salama Higazi, Yusuf Al Manyalawi. Avec Habib Yammine, un célèbre musicologue et pédagogue libanais, elle crée la formation musicale Al-Adwâr qui présente l'art du Qanoun, et met en avant l'oud, les percussions, la flûte ney.
Aïcha Redouane chante dès sa plus tendre enfance. D’un répertoire festif utilisé dans les veillées, elle passe, à l’âge de six ans, à l’apprentissage de la musique d’Oum Kaltoum. Puis elle s’installe très jeune dans le sud de la France et entreprend des études d’architecture.
Aïcha Redouane, dont l’année 1993 marque un tournant dans sa carrière avec un premier triomphe au Théâtre de la Ville de Paris, un premier album distingué d’un Choc de la Musique et d’un Diapason d’Or, s’est produite également au Festival des Musiques Sacrées de Fès aux côtés de Monserrat Figuerras et de Françoise Atlan.

Gnawa - Home Songs

Album : Gnawa - Home Songs


Songs & Artists :

01. Merchane Family - Chalabati
02. Hamid Kasri - Aicha Hamdouchia
03. Collectif - Bouyandi
04. Zef Zaf - Foul gnawa
05. Hassan Boussou - Katib Allah
06. Abdelkader Merchane - Hamadi
07. Collectif - Bangoro
08. Abdelkebir Amlil - Instrumental
09. Hamid Kasri - Hamdouchia
10. Amida Boussou - Boulila
11. Zef Zaf - Tombouctou
12. Collectif - Sidi Koumy
13. Hassan Boussou - Soye

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The Art Of Samâ In Fez / L'art de Samâ à Fès

Album : The Art Of Samâ In Fez / L'art de Samâ à Fès

Artists : Ahl-Fas Orchestra.Muhammad Bennis (Director)

Recorded in Fez, Morocco in 1997

Melodies :

1. Al-Wahda Al-Ilâhiya (Divine Unity)

2. Al-Khamra Al-Ilâhiya (Divine Intoxication)

3. Al-Hubb Al-Ilâhî (Divine Love)

4. Dhikr Allah (Recollection of God)

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Salouni Aladab - Saida Fikri

Artist : Saida Fikri

Album : Salouni Aladab

Songs :
1.Salouni Aladab
2.Yaritek Tebk
3.Sam3ou lajouab
4.Netsanna Rjou3ak
5.Ellil Lbak
6.Lamss Lba3id


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Saida began singing at age 8 and wrote her first song at 12, so it isn't a surprise that she has gone far in her career.
Saida is part of a new generation of female singers who for the first time have had the courage to express themselves through a personal style about subjects which concern them deeply. Always concerned with writing brand new songs of different genres, Saida has ended up creating her own inimitable style. Moreover, she is a total artist: writing her own words, composing her own music, and performing her own songs, she is responsible for all the elements of her art from start to finish.

Moroccan Spirit - Various

Album : Moroccan spirit

Artists : Various

Songs :
1. Music for 1001 Nights I
2. Jilála I- Nocturnal Ritual
3. Jim I Nim
4. Moroccan Soul
5. Moussem of Regragas
6. Mídunya
7. Narcisse Noir
8. Derviche
9. Jilála II- Nocturnal Ritual
10. Mamounia
11. Moussem Mediouna
12. Music for 1001 Nights II

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Gharnati - Amina Alaoui and Ahmed Piro

Artist : Amina Alaoui and Ahmed Piro

Album : Gharnati

Melodies :
[01]. Li Ayyi Sabab
[02]. Li Habiboun
[03]. Ya 'Adili Billah
[04]. An Hwakoum
[05]. Ya Badi' Al Hosn
[06]. Ya Badi' Al Hosn
[07]. Ana Qad Kana Li Khalil
[08]. Wa Lamma Fana Sabri
[09]. Saaltak Ya Badi'
[10]. Bittou Achkou
[11]. Ya Lawnal 'Assal
[12]. Ya Lailatan
[13]. Lachjar Barza
[14]. Tahallala L-Kawnou
[15]. Ra 'Allahou
[16]. Ida Yahij

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This is music from El Andalus at its best. Gharnati, which can be translated as "music from Granada" is filled with sensual longing and old memories; through Amina's voice the old ghosts take place here in this world with dignity and grace. Amina herself is rather amazing - she has degrees in philosophy, philology and dance and her spiritual beauty and wisdom show themselves in her voice and in this sublime album.

Amina Alaoui - - Alcantara

Artist :Amina Alaoui

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Album :Alcantara

Melodies :
1. Ode d'Ibn Arab

2. Ya 'Ouchaq

3. Amours Our Trop Tard Me Suis Pris

4. Lamento de Tristan

5. Istikhbar Zidane

6. Ya Racha Fattan

7. Maravillosos

8. Baha Stibari

9. Ya Man Lahou

10. Batahouvat el Qama Bachahar

11. Hija Mia

12. Ya 'Adili Billah

13. Ya Mouqabil - Amchi Ya Rassoul

14. El Hourm Ya Rassoul Allah

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Amina Alaoui is a scholar of philology, linguistics, and dance, and a prominent exponent of the ancient music style gharnati. She was born in 1964 to a traditional Fassi family, and has pursued an eclectic musical path that lead her to work with musicians from medieval, Persian, and flamenco musical backgrounds. She is accompanied in many of concerts by the ensemble of Ahmed Piro, a native of Rabat who is considered one of the great Arab-Andalusian musicians.
Gharnati (Arabic for Granada) is one of the major Andalusian musical styles, migrated from Granada, Spain, to Morocco in the 15th century. Its roots lie in the diverse music schools of medieval Andalusia, where the Arab-Andalusian musical style originally developed some 800 years earlier.Gharnati was preserved by the Tlemceni families and other communities that fled Spain to settle in several places, Morocco, especially in Fes.

Amina Alaoui née à Fez au Maroc, dans une famille d'artistes influencée par les traditions savantes et populaires marocaines, Amina Alaoui publie ses premiers poèmes à l'âge de 6 ans et étudie le chant arabo-andalou, le piano classique, la danse orientale et la danse contemporaine. Parallèlement à ses études de linguistique et de philologie, elle développe un travail de recherche sur les chants arabo-andalous et orientaux ainsi que sur les danses orientales et sahariennes. A la suite de sa rencontre avec Ahmed Piro ( Rabat ), elle se spécialise dans le chant arabo-andalou gharnati. Ces dix dernières années, son parcours est jalonné de rencontres et de concerts en compagnie de musiciens de grande réputation tels Henri Agnel, Angélique Ionatos, Djamchid Chemirani, Hughes de Courson, Pedro Soler et Pablo Cueco.

Album : the ancient Andalusian poetry that Moroccan singer Amina Alaoui brings to radiant life in Alcantara has been in her family for generations. Her relatives sang the 500-year-old poems at gatherings and her grandmother murmured them while working on embroidery. The CD, whose title means "the bridge," takes listeners over time and land to the Muslim dynasties of medieval Spain and the music created there. This unique, melodious music along with Alaoui's aromatic voice makes Alcantara one of the best CDs of 1998. --Karen Karleski
Alcantara is a testament to the beauty of simplicity. This CD holds deliciously exotic music spun from the lovely singing of Moroccan vocalist Amina Alaoui and light but expressive guitar and percussive accompaniment from Henri Agnel and Bijan Chemirani. Empty of any sublime pretensions or girlish Western tone, Alaoui sings simply and maturely--with the love for her Anadalusian heritage spilling naturally through. Her style reminds one of Cesaria Evora--not singing to impress but to preserve and celebrate her culture's music. Rooted in a Muslim dynasty of Spain that ruled from the 8th to the 15th century, Andalusian music has a distinctly ancient, Arabic feel that's not particularly melancholy, certainly not solemn--just lyrical and elegant. And Alaoui portrays these qualities with a rare grace and expertise. To mine for more gems of Amina Alaoui's talent, check out her first U.S. release, Gharnati: Arabo-Andalusian Music of Morocco.

The Rough Guide To The Music Of Israel - Various

Album : The Rough Guide To The Music Of Israel.

Artists & Melodies :

01. TEA PACKS - YESH LI HAVERA (03:04)

02. OFRA HAZA - ODE LE-ELI (03:32)

03. KOL OUD TOF TRIO - DEZILE AL MI AMOR (03:09)

04. IDAN RAICHEL'S PROJECT - BLESSINGS FOR THE NEW YEAR (03:36)

05. BUSTAN ABRAHAM - ABADAI (03:27)

06. SHLOMO BAR AND DAVID D'OR - ATZLANO KAFAR TODRAH (05:44)

07. CHAVA ALBERSTEIN - MARGARITKALACH (05:22)

08. ARIK EINSTEIN - ROOTI (03:07)

09. YASMIN LEVY - LOCURA [MADNESS] (05:40)

10. ISRAELI ANDALUSIAN ORCHESTRA - SIKA RONDO (05:40)

11. YAIR DALAL AND THE ALOL ENSEMBLE - SILAN (09:24)

12. EMIL ZRIHAN - HABBIBI DYALI (07:24)*

13. ZEHAVA BEN - MELECH AMITI (03:30)
14. HADAG NAHASH - KAMTI (03:36)

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*Emil Zrihan : Emil Zrihan, cantor of the synagogue in Ashkelon, kept the Judeo-Andalusian and folk traditions of his mother country Morocco alive in his heart. Following the immense success on stage here at last is the international debut album by the man nicknamed "the voice of the mocking bird". The impressive vocal range and power of Zrihan's counter tenor express both the emotional intensity of North African religious songs and the vivacity of Andalusian music. His fascinating "mawals" (improvisations) are subtly enhanced by oud, violin, accordion and darbuka which repeat the themes with spirit and gusto. The upbeat rhythmic tempo with its Mediterranean flavor alternates with passages imbued with the languor of the Orient, a mix which evokes the family gatherings, the songs and the dances of the Sephardic culture. The guest of honor on Zrihan's recent album, Baldi Olier, adds the sensitivity tempered with pride of his guitar playing style which stems from the purest of flamenco tradition. The producer Yossi Fine has managed to capture the strength of Emil Zrihan's extraordinary voice, adding bass and both African and Brazilian percussion to the traditional instruments, thereby conferring on this album a sound which is at once profound and elegant, light and playful and which invites the listeners to move and shake, to click their fingers, to clap their hands, and inevitably to dance. Emil Zrihan, the Moroccan Nightingale, was acclaimed as the surprise of Womex 97. A performer who captivates audiences with his exceptional contra-tenor voice and stage presence. The voice of Emil Zrihan, stamped a note of deep satisfaction on everything that happened at the Womex Festival, with his holy songs from North Africa and tonal Arabic-Andalusian music.

Cherifa ♪ Berber Blues

Album : Berber Blues

Artist : Cherifa

Country : Morocco

Melodies :
01 - Idhrdh Umalu Z Iâari (L'ombre de la forêt)

02 - Maysh Yiwin May Tshawrth (Qui est ton conseiller)
03 - Ndda S Adbib Nnani (Le toubib m'a dit)
04 - Ma Gn Tufit Amazir (Où as-tu élu domicile)

05 - Isul Isul Umarg Nsh Awadigi (Je suis encore nostalgique)
06 - ('Tahidust') Wllah Ar Thagh Lafiyt Usmun (Le cour en fe)

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3 Mustaphas 3 - Shopping

Artist : 3 Mustaphas 3

Album : Shopping

Melodies :
1 Shouffi Rhirou*
2 Selver
3 Xamenh Evtexia / Fiz'n
4 Musafir
5 Ljubav Kraj Izvora / Zvezdanovo (Skupovo) Kolo
6 Valle E Progradecit
7 Shika Shika
8 A night off Beirut
9 Szegerely Farewell

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* Shouffi Rhirou : Najat Etabou song/De Najat Etabou/أغنية لنجاة اعتابو

The Rough Guide to the Music of Morocco

Album : The Rough Guide to the Music of Morocco

Various Artists

Melodies & Artists :

01. NASS MARRAKECHZEYE MEYEL (06:06)
02. JIL JILALA BABA AADI (06:59)
03. NAJM EL FARAH ESSAFI BAY-BAY (06:21)
04. BNET MARRAKECH LEILAA LILL (06:58)
05. MOHAMED AMENZOU TOURIA (06:48)
06. NASS EL GHIWANE MAHMOUNA (08:51)
07. EMIL ZRIHAN YEDIDIM HIOU ZEHIRIM (05:46)
08. U-CEF FEATURING DAR GNAWA HIFRA [TRAD MIX] (05:32)
09. FATNA BENT EL HOUCINE WITH OULED BEN AGUIDA TAALA FINE GHADI (04:47)
10. HASSAN HAKMOUN LALA AISHA (06:08)
11. MUSTAPHA BOURGOGNE KHALIOU LOUDID LAMIMTOU (07:00)

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