"Joujouka Black Eyes" - CD available again
Following the successful Brian Jones 40th Anniversary Festival at the village in July, we now have a new pressing of the acclaimed “Joujouka Black Eyes” album, which has recently been hard to get.
The CD was the first production by Frank Rynne of The Master Musicians of Joujouka and was the first release by the Masters on the Sub Rosa label. Recorded over a nine-week period in 1994, it features both large ensembles and small groups of the Sufi masters playing in informal settings. The CD contains 16 tracks including Brian Jones Joujouka Very Stoned. This tribute to Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones is a standard in the musicians repertoire.
Brian Olewnick, All Music Guide:
The contrast between the earthy drum rhythms and the delicate filigree of the flute work, sounding like some avian fantasy, is luscious. Listeners who only know this genre through recordings like Apocalypse Across the Sky owe it to themselves to hear Joujouka’s flip side, the one without one ear tilted toward the world music market.
Get the CD in our shop for EUR 15 (including shipping).
Brian Jones festival a huge success – First report The Wire, October 2009, Lisa Blenning on Master Musicians of Joujouka Festival 2009 in Global Ear, plus free exclusive MP3 and video downloads