Here the promiosed very beautiful volume 4 (33-012) from the series of 4 volumes of LPs by Moulay Ahmed Loukili. On this LP we have selections from the 3rd movement of Nouba Dil on side 1 and from the 5th movement of Noube Isbihan on side 2.
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Showing posts with label Morocco. Show all posts
Tuesday, 5 June 2018
Saturday, 2 June 2018
Orchestre De La Musique Marocaine Andalouse Sous La Direction De Moulay Ahmed Loukili – Insiraf Koddam l'Maia & Insiraf Btaihi l'Maia - LP published in Morocco in the early 1970s or in the 1960s
Here volume 3 (33-011) from the series of 4 volumes of LPs by Moulay Ahmed Loukili. Unfortunately the sound quality is not the best. I guess these recordings are from the archives of Radio Maroc. On this LP are selections from the 5th and from the 3rd movement of Nouba Maya. No idea why they have it in this order. Usually the 3rd movement should come before the 5th one.
We are in the process of buying also volume 4 and hope that we can post it then next.
Wednesday, 30 May 2018
Orchestre De La Musique Marocaine Andalouse Sous La Direction De Moulay Ahmed Loukili – Sanaye Mine Koddam Listihlal & Mawal Touma Insiraf Bhtaïhi Erak l'Ajam - LP published in Morocco probably in the early 1970s or in the 1960s
Here we continue our series for the beautiful nights of Ramadan. We here post two beautiful LPs by the great Moulay Ahmed Loukili and his orchestra. He was the artist attached to Moroccan radio in Rabat. He had many broadcasts there. One can find quite a number on YouTube, especially if one puts in his name in Arabic:
مولاي أحمد الوكيلي
Noteworthy are these two channels:
Our LP here is the second (33-010) of four volumes. The first volume we have only as a CD. So we will not post it here. Next we will post volume 3. In these recordings are some innovations regarding the instruments used in the orchestra, but in total the performances, especially the vocals, are in an old, very beautiful way.
On this LP we have on Side 1 selections from the 5th movement of Nouba Istihlal and on side 2 a Mawal (vocal improvisation) and parts of the 3rd movement of Nouba 'Irak al-'Ajam.
In 2011 we posted an LP which has one side by Moulay Ahmed Loukili and in 2012 another LP with one side by him. See there also detailed information on the artist.
Saturday, 26 May 2018
Abd es-Sadeq Cheqara (Shekara) (1931-1998) - Chekara con la Orquesta Tetuan - LP published 1984 in Spain
Here we start a series of music for the beautiful nights of Ramadan.
Abd es-Sadeq Cheqara was a great singer of not only classical Arabo Andalusian music but also of old folk and Sufi traditions of his home town Tetuan. At the same time he was a virtuoso violin and 'ud player. In Morocco many LPs, cassettes and CDs by him were published over several decades.
We discovered this LP only recently. Unfortunately the copy we bought a couple of months ago is not in perfect shape, but as it seems to be quite rare and the music is very beautiful we decided to post it.
This LP contains next to Arabo Andalusian music on the second half of side 2 some examples of folk music.
By the same artist we posted in 2014 a beautiful LP published in Morocco in the 1970s. See here. In 2011 we posted a cassette of a Sufi ceremony with an Arabo-Andalusian ensemble, which is probably under his direction. See here.
Wednesday, 23 May 2018
Darkawa - Zawiya Darqawiya fi Madh Khayr al-Baria - A Sufi ceremony - Cassette from Morocco
Here we present a cassette from Morocco with a Dhikr ceremony of the Darqawiyah, a well-known Tariqa in Morocco, a branch of the Shadhiliyah.
The title of the cassette means: "The Zawiya (convent, place in which Dhikr ceremonies take place) of the Darqawa in Praise of the Best of Creation." This hints at the singing of poems of praises of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS). But this cassette also contains Dhikr.
As our blogger friend Tim Abdellah who runs the wonderful blog moroccantapestash.blogspot.com/ wrote in response to our request for help with the title of this cassette:
"Sometimes poems bearing this phrase ("في مدح خير البرية" (fi madh khayr albaria)) in the title are short, and contain a series of verses beginning or ending successively with each letter of the alphabet, like this:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/390546598921590345/
and this
https://archive.org/download/sar.alhrof-1/sar.alhrof-1.jpg
Some of them, however are much, much longer. It turns out that the famous poem known as Qasidat al-Burda is actually called al-Kawākib ad-Durrīya fī Madḥ Khayr al-Barīya (الكواكب الدرية في مدح خير البرية) "The Celestial Lights in Praise of the Best of Creation". (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Burda)
I wonder whether your tape contains a poem that is specifically Darqawi in origin, or one that is in general circulation and performed here by some Darqawi brothers. In any case, I'm looking forward to hearing it!
The j-card does read juz' 4 (part 4) الجزء:4 (that means it is volume 4 of a series)
Also, the very fine print reads: تنسيق: عبد الرحيم العمراني which means something like "arranged by Abderrahim Amrani". Amrani is a moqaddem of the Fez Hamadcha, and the musical director of their group as well. So it appears that he has his hand in more than just Hamadcha music in Fez - the contact email listed on the j-card for this Darqawa tape looks like: amranifolklor@caramail.com."
Many many thanks for your very generous and very appreciated help, Tim.
The title of the cassette means: "The Zawiya (convent, place in which Dhikr ceremonies take place) of the Darqawa in Praise of the Best of Creation." This hints at the singing of poems of praises of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS). But this cassette also contains Dhikr.
As our blogger friend Tim Abdellah who runs the wonderful blog moroccantapestash.blogspot.com/ wrote in response to our request for help with the title of this cassette:
"Sometimes poems bearing this phrase ("في مدح خير البرية" (fi madh khayr albaria)) in the title are short, and contain a series of verses beginning or ending successively with each letter of the alphabet, like this:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/390546598921590345/
and this
https://archive.org/download/sar.alhrof-1/sar.alhrof-1.jpg
Some of them, however are much, much longer. It turns out that the famous poem known as Qasidat al-Burda is actually called al-Kawākib ad-Durrīya fī Madḥ Khayr al-Barīya (الكواكب الدرية في مدح خير البرية) "The Celestial Lights in Praise of the Best of Creation". (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Burda)
I wonder whether your tape contains a poem that is specifically Darqawi in origin, or one that is in general circulation and performed here by some Darqawi brothers. In any case, I'm looking forward to hearing it!
The j-card does read juz' 4 (part 4) الجزء:4 (that means it is volume 4 of a series)
Also, the very fine print reads: تنسيق: عبد الرحيم العمراني which means something like "arranged by Abderrahim Amrani". Amrani is a moqaddem of the Fez Hamadcha, and the musical director of their group as well. So it appears that he has his hand in more than just Hamadcha music in Fez - the contact email listed on the j-card for this Darqawa tape looks like: amranifolklor@caramail.com."
Many many thanks for your very generous and very appreciated help, Tim.
We had posted in 2011 a Dhikr accompanied by Arabo-Andalusian music from a branch of the Darqawiyah. See here.
Last year we posted a cassette of Sama' (Sufi singing) of the Alawiyah, a well-known Tariqa in Algeria, which branched off of the Darqawiyah at the beginning of last century. See here.
Over the years we also posted a good number of other cassettes of Sufi singing from Morocco. See under the label Morocco here on the right side.
For infos on the Darqawiyah see:
The letters (Rasail) of Shaikh ad-Darqawi exist in several English and especially French translations.
Our dear friend Danny brought this cassette from a trip to Morocco last year. Many thanks for sharing so generously.
Sidi Ali ibn Mawlay Tayyeb ibn Mawlay al-Arabi Darqawi, a grandson of Shaikh ad-Darqawi, who apparently was a follower of Shaikh al-Alawi.
Monday, 21 May 2018
Haj Abderrahman ben Moussa (1908-1997) - Complete Qur'an on 60 cassettes published in Morocco, probably in the late 1980s - Second set: cassettes 31 to 60
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