In this first book in English on Gnawa music and its global reach, author Deborah Kapchan explores how these collaborations transfigure racial and musical identities on both sides of the Atlantic.
The Gnawa Lions reveals a shifting terrain of music, ritual, and belief that follows the negotiation of musical authenticity, popular demand, and economic opportunity.
"A groundbreaking study of Blackness in Morocco through the lens of visual representation"--
Black Morocco: A History of Slavery, Race, and Islam chronicles the experiences, identity and achievements of enslaved black people in Morocco from the sixteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century.
As with other volumes in the series, Focus: Music and Religion of Morocco addresses large, conceptual issues though interwoven case studies, in three parts: Part I - Memories and Medias: Who We Are highlights how issues of religion, ...
... gnawa music festival in Essaouira in 2000. He continues to invite European musicians to play with local maâlems (masters) and maintains that the development of gnawa music in the 'world music' scene – that is, beyond its original sacred ...
... gnawa music, the melodic shape did follow a pentatonic structure similar to that of the other tradition. Perhaps most telling, when I asked him why he wanted to play a gnawa style malhun piece for this particular large, open air crowd ...
... Gnawa music and culture, though Gnawa music has since spread throughout the country. Racial and religious marginalization kept the Gnawa and their spirit possession healing ritual out of public view, aside from major pilgrimage events ...
... Gnawa music because it's all they can relate to . They're culturally illiterate ; they don't understand other genres , " states Mohamed Ouriaghli , a young poet and director of an arts association in northern Morocco . " But does that ...
... Gnawa Music Festival is a celebration of Gnawa music, a hypnotic blend of African, Berber, and Arabic spiritual songs and rhythms. This festival is not just an event; it's an immersive cultural odyssey that promises an exploration of ...