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Hassan Hakmoun and Zahar

Hassan Hakmoun and his band take the ancient Moroccan musical tradition and update it with an upfront vitality. What results is part of the story of Gnawa which began as a music that spread from West Africa, the Sudan, and the Southern Sahara through centuries of migration until it reached Morocco.

Hassan's music is rooted in his playing of the sintir, the Moroccan three-stringed bass, and many of his songs have the Gnawa's timeless, nomadic quality.

The gift of the Gnawa contains shamanic powers which can heal, dispel evil, and mediate in the spirit world. Through the Gnawa's intervention, the spirits of the ancestors can return to guide, advise and give strength to the living.

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    Trance
    CD
    play Bania Hassan Hakmoun 5m 47s
    play Only One God (Maaboud Allah) Hassan Hakmoun 10m 2s
    play Soudan Minitara (Bumbastic Mix) Hassan Hakmoun 8m 2s
    play Soutanbi Hassan Hakmoun 5m 47s
    play Soulalahoalih Hassan Hakmoun 4m 15s
    play Alal Wahya Alal (Trance Mix) Hassan Hakmoun 6m 4s
    play The Sun Is Gone Hassan Hakmoun 4m 54s
    play Soudan Minitara Hassan Hakmoun 3m 51s
    play Challaban Hassan Hakmoun and Zahar 8m 17s
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