This is an offering. An ode to those pursuing and finding peace, strength and momentary respite through sound and repetition. It has taken on the form of an assembling of field recordings, songs, chants and sonic instances captured, collected and meditated upon throughout a journey and subsequent return. A sonic road trip constructed of recordings made and others found (7″ records and CDs) during travels through northern Morocco, together with others listened to on those travels and a few discovered more recently. A humble action carried out with the sole intention of sharing a minuscule part of the beauty and depth of Islamic and North African music and culture, their infinitely complex tapestries and their influence on me and musicians I deeply admire. I am no expert on the matter – this is simply an attempt to transmit what has been found along the way.

Music and sound as the vessel of the spirit. – Sunny Graves for Upper Egypt Series

Caged birds (Fes)
Radio chants in an electrician’s workshop (Fes) Mohamed Rouicha “Inas Inas”
CD title unknown – Masterone
* Final section recorded from the radio in a grand taxi Train ride 1
Snake charmer (Meknès)
Moulay Noureddine & Jamal Aberkhi “???”
CD title unknown – Nour Maatic
Berber group in Place Lahdim (Meknès)
Metal workers + call to prayer + Gnawa percussion (Fes) Maâlem Mahmoud Guinia “Sast Demanio”
Cassette title unknown – Tichkaphone
River + irrigation canal (Chefchaouen)
Fadimoutou Wallet Inamoud “Yalalela”
Isswat – Sahel Sounds 2015
Wood burning + fly (Moulay Idriss)
Mohamed El Aroussi “Amoulati Ya Mala”
7″ record – Boussiphone
Train ride 2
Radio chants + butchers cleaning (Moulay Idriss)
Hamza El Din “Shortunga (The Spirits)”
Al Oud – Vanguard 1965
Mosque chants (Chefchaouen)
Alice Coltrane “Isis & Osiris”
Journey In Satchidananda – Impulse! 1971
Birds + river + waterfalls (Talassemtane)
Maâlem Mahmoud Guinia & Floating Points “Mimoun Marhaba”
Marhaba – Eglo Records / Border Community 2015
Mosque chants + fountains (Fes)
Cheikh Hamid & Hadda Ouakki “The Guardian”
7″ record – Moussaouiphone

Esto es una ofrenda. Una oda a aquellos que persiguen y encuentran fuerza, paz y respiro a través del sonido y la repetición. Ha tomado la forma de un ensamblaje de grabaciones de campo, canciones, cantos e instancias sonoras capturadas, recopiladas y meditadas a lo largo de un viaje y el regreso posterior. Un “road trip” sonoro construido de grabaciones hechas y otras encontradas (7″ y CDs) durante travesías por el norte de Marruecos, junto a otras escuchadas durante esas travesías y algunas descubiertas más recientemente. Un acción humilde realizada con la única intención de compartir una parte minúscula de la belleza y la profundidad de la música y la cultura islámica y norteafricana, sus infinitas complejidades y sus influencias en mí y músicos que admiro profundamente. No soy ningún experto en la materia – esto es simplemente un intento de transmitir lo que he encontrado en el camino.

La música y el sonido como el bajel del espíritu.