Who are the Master Musicians of Joujouka?
The Master Musicians of Joujouka are legendary Sufi trance masters from North Morocco. They have been associated with Beat Generation writers Paul Bowles and William Burroughs and the painters Mohamed Hamri and Brion Gysin. Their first album Brian Jones presents the Pipes of Pan at Joujouka was produced in 1968 by Rolling Stones founder and lead guitarist Brian Jones and is commonly regarded as the first “World Music” album.
The Master Musicians have collaborated, performed and recorded with artists as diverse as Ornette Coleman, Marianne Faithfull, Scanner, and in 2011 Grammy Award nominees Jane’s Addiction. The musicians prefer to live and play near the sanctuary of the saint, Sidi Achmed Shiech.
The current line-up of the Master Musicians features : Mohamed El Attar, Mustapha El Attar, Ahmed El Attar, Abdeslam Boukhzar, Abdeslam Rrtoubi, Radi El Khalil, Abdellah Ziyat, Mohamed Mokhchan, El Tahami Talha, Ahmed Talha, Ali Ezouglali, Mohamed El Hatmi, Jamal El Bakar, El Mahi Elmojahed, Abdelkhalak Talhi.
Ahmed El Bouhsini (RIP 2010)"Destroy All Rational Thought" 2007 DVD release Interview with Joujouka producer, Frank Rynne, at Brink.com