Nass Marrakech
Sabil 'a 'Salaam
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(audio courtesy of RootsWorld, © 2000 Nass Marrakech and Alula Records, used by permission)
From the record company:
Abdeljalil Kodssi, Moulay M'Hamed Ennaji (a.k.a. "Sheriff"), Abdelkebir Bensaloum and
Mohamed Bechar formed Nass Marrakech in 1991. On Sabil 'a 'Salaam, Nass Marrakech skillfully
blends traditional pieces with new songs that connect with contemporary audiences. "An a, An ta"
("You and me") speaks about equality of rights. "Salaam Aleikum" addresses the need for peace,
while "Allah" reflects an ecological idea of God. Traditional songs include "Yo Mala," a song which
has existed for over 900 years and is performed in the ancient Bambara language.
Nass Marrakech's sound mixes Central African drums (djembes, sabar)
with mandolin, Hindu tabla, sentir (3-stringed bass oud) and the
omnipresent karkaba (metallic castanets) to create a solid musical
landscape over which the voices perform the traditional "call and
response." Sabil 'a 'Salaam is full of energy, so it must be sensed with
one's whole body, allowing yourself to be taken utterly by the swooping
planes of percussion, the circular rhythms of the karkabas and the
melodies of the lute and the mandolin.
Sabil 'a 'Salaam ("The Path of Peace") explores the musical elements which connect sub-Saharan
Africa with the Mediterranean. This album brings together aspects of the black diaspora and those
of Arab culture in an exciting recording that, while firmly based in the traditions of the Gnawa, also
reaches out to the wider global musical community.
| The effect on the listener is to suspend him in a non-directional time frame inducing a trance-like total awareness of the present moment.... the music is undiluted in its directness and power to transport the listener. Very potent stuff! - Aaron Howard, RootsWorld |
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