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I haven't posted here for a while but I figured y'all might be into this one. A relatively rare 2xLP that has arguably the most important and interesting recording of the Master Musicians of Jajouka. The famous music writer Stephen Davis explains
I bought a copy via Discogs and made a digital transfer so we can all listen to this long out-of-print 2xLP. I also made hi-res images and OCRed the sleeve notes for you. Available on Substack and Youtube
TRIBE AHL SERIF: MASTER MUSICIANS OF JAJOUKA
There are many recordings, made from 1968 to 2010, of ensembles calling themselves The Master Musicians [“Malimin"] of Jajouka. For me, only three stand out. First, Brian Jones Presents the Pipes of Pan at Joujouka (Rolling Stones Records, 1971). Second, The Master Musicians of Jajouka (Adelphi Records, 1975), recorded by Joel Rubiner, mostly in 1972, just before Ornette Coleman’s recording session in the village. Third (and perhaps most important) is Tribe Ahl Serif: Master Musicians of Jajouka (Musical Heritage Society, circa 1976). This is a two-record set made by Arnold Stahl around 1971, when a Danish film crew was working in the village. The second record in this set consists of about 25 minutes of the Boujeloudiya, or music for the goat god Bou Jeloud, which formerly danced in the village during the Aid el Kebir festival. The recording quality is excellent, and it features the large formation – 20 rhaitas and about 15 drummers – that Brian Jones recorded, and that I later chronicled beginning in 1973.
I bought a copy via Discogs and made a digital transfer so we can all listen to this long out-of-print 2xLP. I also made hi-res images and OCRed the sleeve notes for you. Available on Substack and Youtube
TRIBE AHL SERIF: MASTER MUSICIANS OF JAJOUKA