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Emil Zrihan - Ashkelon - $18.99
(cdRoots# hm-zrihan)
Emil Zrihan is a Sephardic singer from Rabat, Morocco and cantor of the synagogue in Ashkelon, Israel. On this recording, he is backed by an ensemble of ud, violin, accordion, darabouka, percussion, guitar and bass, in a selection of traditional Moroccan and Judeo-Moroccan works. Originally released in 1999.

Aicha Redouane and Ensemble Al-Adwar - Art Vocal and Instrumental Art of the 19th Century - $16.99
(cdRoots# hm-c561020)
Aïcha Redouane and the Ensemble Al-Adwar rediscover the art of wasla (a musical suite performed by a chamber orchestra - qanun zither, oud lute, kaman violin and riqq percussion), which reached its apogee in Cairo in the 19th century. It is a repertoire and a vocal technique that once seemed completely lost. Redouane, born in Morocco and raised in France, is a leading exponent of Arabic and Arabo-Andalusian music. Aïcha medorg1

The Aissawa of Fes - MOROCCO. Trance Ritual. The Aissawa of Fes - $19.99
(cdRoots# hm-ima321011)

Faiz Ali Faiz Ensemble, Miquel Poveda - Qawwali-Flamenco (2CDs + DVD: regular price 42.99) - $22.99
(cdRoots# hm-ac114)
A meeting between the Pakistani Sufi tradition of Qawwali and Spanish Flamenco, the double album was recorded live at the Fes Festival of Sacred Music, Morocco, in June 2005. Faiz Ali Faiz leads his Qawwali Ensemble, while two singers, Miguel Poveda and Juan 'Duquende' Cortes are joined by guitarist Juan 'Chicuelo' Gomez to form the Spanish contingent. The set includes two CDs (total time 2 hours 20 minutes) and a multi-standard DVD which features includes a 'Making of' segment (17 minutes) and concert footage from the Fes Festival (55 minutes).

Said Chraibi - The Key to Granada - $19.99
(cdRoots# hm-ima321038)

Al Arabi, Lefeuvre, Delgado - Riyad al-hubb, musiques d'al-Andalus - $19.99
(cdRoots# hm-riyad)
Available again: A collaboration of musicians from Spain, France and Morocco give new meaning to trans-Andalus, with a blend of orth African, Occitan and just pure non-geographic ingenuity.

Orquestra Arab de Barcelona - Maktub - $18.99
(cdRoots# hm-wv498030)
From Catalonia in Spain, their music is based on traditional Arab sources, specifically from Moroccan and Andalucian cultures and the Sufi traditions, but also contemporary jazz and other types of Mediterranean music. Leader Mohamed Soulimane is originally from Chefchaouen, Morocco while band mates Jordi Gaig and Joan Rectoret are native Catalans. Barcelona has absorbed Arabic culture to such extent that it now just another facet of Spain's cultural kaleidoscope. The CD also features Paco Ibáñez, Omar Sosa and Sergio Ramos (former drummer with Ojos de Brujo).

various - Sahrauis: Music of Western Sahara - $43.99
(cdRoots# nube-sahara)
3 CD box set with a substantial illustrated and illuminating book covers a vast range of the music from the Saharawi, a nomadic tribe in the western Sahara that is working towards independence from Morocco, currently and primarily living in Algerian camps.

Oreka Tx - Nömadak Tx - $17.99
(cdRoots# hm-wv468085)
"...a brilliant project - more the spiritual and musical heir to Junkera's Maren... the duo visit with nomad musicians in a variety of countries ­ Mongolia, India, Morocco, a Western Saharan refugee camp in Algeria, and Scandinavia and the result is an unforgettable visual and musical experience, somewhere between Baraka, Latcho Drom, and Buena Vista Social Club. In their travels, they create txalapartak (the plural form) out of ice, stone and wood, showing the many possibilities of their ancient instrument. In doing so, they form global links of friendship between small and marginalized peoples. Oreka TX meet with and perform with a diverse array of musicians, many with traditions as old and unknowable as that of the txalaparta itself. Basque instruments such as the alboka mix with singers and musicians of many lands." - David Cox, RootsWorld - NOTE: this is the single CD US release (no extra CD or DVD) - Listen

Various Artists - Tribute to Oum Kalsoum - $19.99
(cdRoots# hm-ima321070)
In June 2001, on the occasion of the second Music Festival, the Institut du monde Arabe paid a resounding tribute to the great lady of Arab song. The same concert, an exceptional event, was then given as part of the "Les Orientales Festival" at Saint-Florent-Le-Vieil. It brought together a new generation of performers from various Arab nations such as Karima Skalli (Morocco), Abir Nasraoui (Tunisia), and Riham Abdelhakim (Egypt), accompanied by the National Arab music Ensemble of the Cairo Opera, conducted by Salim Sahhab. This album offers you live recordings of the best moments from the two concerts, as well as some of the most beautiful and moving songs associated with the "Star of the East."

various - Songs Across Walls of Separation - $18.99
(cdRoots# kkv-336)
We have built walls around ourselves for centuries, trying (futilely) to protect ourselves from 'contamination.' This recording seeks to expose the emotional dimension around what building of walls do to individuals in a growing number of countries, presenting artists from Palestine, Morocco, Syria, Kashmir, Cyprus and Mexico performing together with American and European artists presenting their interpretations in English of the original songs. Artists include Rim Banna (Palestine), Mahmoud Gania (Morocco), Abdul Rashid Farash (Kashmir), Esmaeel Mdah (Syria), Michael Tterlikkas (Cyprus), Natacha Atlas (UK/Egypt), Tom Russell (USA), Mimi Goese (USA), Sarah Jane Morris (UK), Eva Dahlgren (Sweden) and Morten Harket (Norway). Produced by Erik Hillstad (Lullabies form the Axis of Evil) with musical direction by Knut Reiersud.

Brahim El Belkani, Sibiri Samaké - Wijdan: The Mystery of Gnawa Trance Music (DVD) - $23.99
(cdRoots# hm-mo103)
The Gnawa people were exiled from the Malian empire and brought as slaves to Morocco in the sixteenth century. In the last three decades the power of their trance music has come into the spotlight thanks to Western musicians and artists. In this documentary, filmmakers Bella Le Nestour and John Allen paint an intimate portrait of two men - Sibiri Samaké, a Bambarra musician from Mali, and Brahim El Belkani, a Gnawa musician from Morocco - who are seen during theirmusical meeting in 2000. In Arabic, Wijdan means "the meeting of souls." We are allowed to watch as these masters trace their common roots back in time and as they impart their knowledge to the next generation. (NTSC video format)

Mohamed Bajeddoub, Abderrahim Souiri - The Art of Mawwal - $18.99
(cdRoots# hm-ima321072)
This album was recorded live at a concert originally conceived as a dialogue between two major Moroccan singers in the form of mawwal, vocal improvisation based on classical poetry. Vocalists Mohamed Bajeddoub and Abderrahim Souiri give outstanding solo and duo performances, based on excerpts from some of the most beautiful Arab poems on the theme of courtly and mystical love.

Ensemble Amenzou - The Malhun in Marrakech - $19.99
(cdRoots# ima-321003)

Rayssa Fatima Tabaamrant - Taghlaghalt or Echo of the Atlas - $18.99
(cdRoots# hm-ima321044)
The Berber word rwais refers both to itinerant Chleuh singers and to the musical tradition of southern Morocco which they help to perpetuate. The rwais travel from town to town, dancing and singing the amarg, a form of oral poetry rooted in everyday existence and concerned with matters of life, death, nature and love, as well as politics and society's ills. Musical accompaniment is provided by a single-stringed fiddle (rebab), lutes, and percussion. Tabaamrant is the first woman to have founded her own troupe of rwais.

Various - The Spirit of Fes (2 CD set - special sale price) - $14.99
(cdRoots# hm-fez)
Each spring the ancient city of Fez, Morocco, plays host to one of the world's great musical events, a one-of-a-kind festival that brings together performers from all over the globe in a unique musical celebration of the divine. On this 2 CD set, some of the festival's finest artists perform a wide-ranging program includes Islamic devotionals, Sufi ritual songs, Berber trance music, Arab-Andalusian rhythms, Bulgarian orthodox choir, Hindustani chants, Celtic sacred music, Christian Gospel, Swedish chamber choir, and more. Artists include Gilberto Gil (Brazil), Yungchen Lhamo (Tibet), Master Musicians of Armenia (Armenia), Madhavi Mudghal (India), The Roudaniyates (Morocco), The Anointed Jackson Sisters (USA), Illyas Mallev Ensemble (Uzbekistan), Sheikh Habboush and Al Kindi (Syria), Doudou N'Diaye Rose (Senegal), Ulali (USA), Farida and the Maqam Ensemble (Iraq)

Achiary,Bacan/Bekkas,Lopez,Soler - La Cite Invisible -Rencontre a Casablanca - $18.99
(cdRoots# nordsud-1115)
A live recording of a 2002 performance by European and north African artists spans tradition and the avant garde with nary a seam. A superb ensemble plays - Inès Bacan (voice), Benat Achiary (voice), Majid Bekkas (voice and guimbri), Pedro Soler (guitar), and Ramon Lopez (drums).

Various Artists - Moroccan Street Music - $14.99
(cdRoots# ly-morocco)
A rich and diverse collection that includes performances by some of Morocco's greatest street players, and features traditional Moroccan instruments.

Chalaban - Al Baraka - $10.99
(cdRoots# fono-chalaban)
Starting with what they refer to as Arabian music, the band then diverges down their own pathusing instruments like Brazilian birimbau, Gypsy cymbalom, Bulgarian gadulka and modern DJ tools to formulate their vision.

Cheikh Ahmed Zaitouni - Andalusian Music from Tangier - $18.99
(cdRoots# hm-zaitouni)
Cheikh Ahmed Zaitouni is a master musician in the al-Andalus style. Here he and his ensemble from Tangier perform one of the eleven vocal and instrumental suites of the Moroccan âla, the nuba 'Al-Hijaz al-kabîr'.

Ibn Baya - Nuba al-maya - $17.99
(cdRoots# pne-630)
Joined by Omar Metioui and Eduardo Paniagua, the Moroccan ensemble Ibn Báya (which also includes Spanish artist Luis Delgado) explores 'musica andalusi" from the 11th and 12th centuries on 'Núba al-maya.'

Ihsan Rmiki - Al-Samaa: Ecstatic spiritual audition - $18.99
(cdRoots# hm-ima321075)
The recording notes say: The samaa, or spiritual concert, is part of the Sufi tradition, and involves listening to music and song in modes of Andalusian origin in order to reach spiritual awakening and contact with the divine, a trance-like state known as the wajd. The practice takes place in the refined atmosphere of the zawiyas. Panegyrics are sung either solo or in chorus with an instrumental accompaniment of varying importance; the performance is conducted by a shaykh whose role is twofold: to lead the ritual and the spiritual guide of the devotees. Ishan Rmiki, one of the rare female vocalists to perform samaa, transports her audience in a mood of spiritual fervor still cultivated in modern-day urban Morocco. The result is a musical account of this profound spiritual journey that all those who aspire to union with God will appreciate.

Various Artists, Sacred - Under the Moroccan Sky, The Fes Festival, Volume 3. - $14.99
(cdRoots# true-fes-2000)
Sacred music from Algeria, Morocco, India, Egypt, Iran and Senegal, recorded live in Fes. Featured artists include Aruna Sairam (India); Houria Aichi (Algeria), Ensemble Ibn Arabi (Morocco); Musa Dieng Kala (Senegal); Dufay Collective (United Kingdom), Tekameli (France); Nass El Ghiwane (Morocco); Qaderi Dervishes of Kurdistan.

Phaleg and Nour Eddine - Tara Gnawa - $17.99
(cdRoots# cni-taragnawa)
The TaraGnawa project brings together two sides of the Mediterranean; Phaleg's Calabrian roots in Italy and the Mahgrebi roots of Morocco's gnawa tradition as exemplified in the music of Nour Eddine. It is performed with both daring and sensitivity to the traditions of both cultures, creating something new rather than simply fusing disparate elements.

Ensemble Ibn Arabi - Arabo-Andalusian Sufi Songs - $17.98
(cdRoots# hm-ibnarabi)

Various artists - Desert Blues -- Ambiances du Sahara - $39.99
(cdRoots# hm-oasis1)
a journey through the rich traditions of ballads from the Sahara, the Sahel and neighbouring African regions. Artists include Baaba Maal, Youssou N'Dour, Abou Djouba, Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal, Oumou Sangare, Sali Sidibe, Hassan Hakmoun, Dimi Mint Abba, Tata Dindin, Kante Manfila, Abdel Gadir Salim, Hamza El Din, Aster Aweke and Mahmoud Ahmed.

Kol Oud Tof Trio - Gazelle - $no longer available
(cdRoots# st-tof)
The 'voice ud drum' trio brings together distinct Moroccan Jewish repertoires: Spanish women's songs from northern Morocco, Haketia, the Ladino of the Jews of Northern Morocco; songs in the Jewish Moroccan Arabic dialect; Moroccan Jewish liturgical music; and classic Andalusian songs in Hebrew. Singer Esti Kenan-Ofri is accompanied by Armand Sabach (oud) and Oren Fried (percussion)