Gnawa meets modular-synths: Youmala - James Holden & Maalem Houssam Guiniahttps://open.spotify.com/track/3smcGHdxtADfyPWexk6oHM?si=PKtx4lduReKGDjF7A5b78Q …
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I'd love to know what ethnomusicologists make of Holden's project. I still know very little about the theory behind gnawa, but it's cool to hear how much it has inspired his more recent work:https://open.spotify.com/track/2EC04V82E529jKdvCB41Mf?si=3ZvOO1AjTTSk5ei13eLQkA …
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Music of the Gnawa of Morocco : evolving spaces and times, Maisie Sum, 2012: https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0058249 …
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It's very interesting to see how the masters/lineage holders, have dealt with secular performances, including 'mock possession' where the trance movements are mimicked as a dance, and the ordering of repertoire is broken up to keep meanings hidden to the public:pic.twitter.com/da46TpiY3O
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Sum notes that the music created in 'secular spaces' is changing; where the m‘allem don't have to adhere to ceremonial norms, and they have the freedom to express for aesthetic pleasure. Interesting that both contexts/goals value the m‘allem's ability to transport listeners.pic.twitter.com/L4UDY98rxX
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I could go on, but I won't. Super interesting.
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