Master Musicians of Joujouka former promoter and lifelong friend Rikki Stein shares tracks from artists he has worked with in his music career.
Rikki Stein has just published his memoirs and in this latest article adds commentary and a video playlist of a selection of the artists he has worked with over six decades.
Rikki’s ‘Global Island Discs’ appear on Outside Left and highlight the diverse range of artists he has worked with.
From promoting Jimi Hendrix’s first European tour, to working with the Grateful Dead, managing Fela Kuti and a wide range of studio production and more, Rikki gives a visual dimension to his remarkable career.
Rikki’s memoirs, Moving Music – The Memoirs of Rikki Stein, published by Wordville, features astounding anecdotes, from his life spent living the dream and working with many of the 20th century’s greatest artists.
This includes his decades of involvement with the Master Musicians of Joujouka.
Including two videos of the Master Musicians of Joujouka in his selection, Rikki said: “I found my way to Morocco and finished up on top of a small mountain; home to a tribe of musicians, dating back to the 14th century. I was so blown away by what, musically and culturally, was happening there that I tore up my ticket and stayed for two years. I talk about this extensively in my book, but here they are in all their glory. At the end of the seventies I returned to the village, got passports for everyone, bought a bus that was always breaking down and toured them around Europe for three months. A mixture of pain and pleasure as many such things are.”
He added: “I’m ending this musical journey, back in Morocco with the Master Musicians of Joujouka who were invited to animate the Dior Defilé, featuring 100 of the world’s top models in the grounds of an ancient palace outside Marrakech.”
Read the article in full at Outside Left
Moving Music – The Memoirs of Rikki Stein is available now from all good bookshops
