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• Disc 1. Highlands : The Berbers. Ahmeilou (played by Maallem Ahmed and ensemble, recorded in Tafraout)
• El baz ouichen : song for male voice (sung and played by Rais Ahmed ben Bakrim, in Tiznit)
• Third sqel (sung and played by Moqaddem Mohammed ben Salem and ensemble, in Zagora)
• Second aqlal (sung and played the Moqaddem Mohammed ben Salem and ensemble, in Zagora)
• Ouakha dial kheir : women's chorus (sung and played by Chikh Ayyad ou Haddou and ensemble, in Tahala)
• Aili ya mali : mixed chorus (sung and played by Chikh Ayyad ou Haddow and ensemble, in Tahala)
• Aouache : men's chorus (sung and played by Maallem Ahmed and ensemble, in Tafraout)
• Disc 2. Highland : The Berbers. Aouada trio (played by Rais Mahamad ben Mohammed and ensemble, in Tamanar)
• Chorus and dance (sung and played by Rais Mahamad ben Mohammed and ensemble, in Tamanar)
• Reh dial beni bouhiya : qsbah solo (played by Chikh Hamed bel Hadj Hamadi ben Allal and ensemble, in Segangan
• Sounds of general rejoicing, Ait Ourir
• Albazaoua : women's chorus (sung and played by Maallem Ahmed Gacha and ensemble, in Ait Ourir)
• Mouwal and izlan (sung by Chikha Fatoma bent Kaddour, in Ain Diab)
• Qim rhori (sung adn played by Cheikha Haddouj bent Fatma Rohou and ensemble, in Khenifra)
• Qsida dial malik (sung and played by Mohammed bel Hassan and ensemble, in Ait Mohammed)
• Disc 3. Lowlands : Influent strains. Ounalou biha rajao : male solo with women's chorus (sung and played by El Ferqa dial Guedra (Bechara), in Goulimine)
• Aiyowa d'Moulay Abdeslam : rhaita solo (played by Maalem Abdeslam Sarsi el Mahet, in Arcila)
• Rhaitas and tbola (played by Sadiq ben Mohammed Laghzaoui Morsan and ensemble, in Einzoren)

• Mellaliya : song for male voice (sung and played by Embarek ben Mohammed, in Marrakech)
• Taqtoqa jabaliya (sung and played by Maalem Mohammed Rhiata and ensemble, from region of Taounate, recorded in Fez)
• Gnaoua chorus (sung and played by an unidentified ensemble, in Essaouira)
• Gnaoui solo song (sung and played by Si Mohammed Bel Hassan Soudani, in Marrakech)
• Fulani iresa (sung and played by Si Mohammed Bel Hassan Soudani, in Marrakech)
• Hadouk khail (sung and played by Maallem Taieb ben Mbarek and chikhats, in Marrakech)
• Disc 4. Lowlands : Influent strains. Y souki hakim : secular Sephardic song (sung by Hazan Isaac Ouanounou and members of the Hevrat Gezekel, in Meknes)
• Chalom lakha chèbii = Peace on the seventh day (Hazan Semtob Knafo and Amram Castiel, Hevrat David Hamelekh, Essaouira)
• Qsida midh (sung and played by Maalem el Hocein and ensemble, in Meknes)
• El hgaz el Mcharqi : Andaluz chorus (played by Abdelkrim Rais and ensemble, in Fez)
• Andaluz music of Ouezzane (members of the family of the Chorfa of Ouezzane, in Ouezzane)
• El fjer : early morning calls to prayer, recorded in Tangier.

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Contributors:

Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 , recordist, writer of added text

Ranaldo, Lee , writer of added commentary

Schuyler, Philip Daniel, 1946- , writer of added commentary

Languages:

Arabic
Berber (Other)
Hebrew
English

Language Notes:

Performed variously in Arabic, various Berber dialects, or Hebrew.

Subjects:

Folk music — Morocco

Popular music — Morocco — 1951-1960

Dance music — Morocco

Berbers — Morocco — Music

1951-1960

Popular music

Dance music

Berbers

Folk music

Morocco

Genres:

Folk music

Songs

Dance music

Popular music

Field recordings

Music

Performers:

Various Moroccan performers.

Performance Medium:

Voice
Instrument

General Notes:

Field recordings made in Morocco by Paul Bowles under the auspices of the Library of Congress.
Title from container.
Recorded Morocco, 1959 August 8-December 14.
Booklet contains both the original program notes by Paul Bowles as well as later commentary for the current release by Lee Ranaldo and by Philip D. Schuyler.

Physical Description:

4 audio discs ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 155,678- 155,681

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 880226004620
Publisher Number, Dust to Digital: DTD-46

OCLC Numbers:

945662892