Deciphering Culture

“The Sentir is a Whole Civilization” (Moroccan Roll column from The Beat, Vol. 27 # 3)

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“The Sentir is a Whole Civilization” (Moroccan Roll column from Vol. 27 # 3) — A look at the use of Gnawa music, particularly the sentir (or hajhouj), in Moroccan pop music from the ’70s Folk Revival (i.e., Nass el Ghiwane) to “fusion” efforts of the last decade in Morocco, Algeria and beyond

Gnawa sentir of hajhouj

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Written by Jeffrey Callen

December 13, 2009 at 1:55 pm

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