BACHIR ATTAR and the MASTER MUSICIANS OF JAJOUKA hail from an ancient village perched in foothills of the Rif Mountains in Northern Morocco. For generations the Attar family have maintained one of the world s most unique and enduring musical traditions. The music and secrets of Jajouka have been passed down from father to son for as long as 1,300 years. This album is a musical tribute to the Master Musicians of Jajouka, led by Bachir Attar. These recordings feature new performances and remixes created by an array of musicians from jazz, rock and all places beteween, wishing to celebrate and support Jajouka s rich musical and tural traditions. One hundred percent of the net profits from the sale of this album will go to The Jajouka Foundation. The music of Jajouka is trance music, ecstatic music, a music narcotic. From its source a partiar village in the southern Rif mountains of Morocco this magical music has migrated around the world, moving like clouds, like water, like smoke--flowing through the collective consciousness of its appreciators," writes JIM JARMUSCH in the liner notes.
