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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.

  • imageAdd To Basketmore info£7.27Trance - CD
    playBaniaHassan Hakmoun5m 47s
    playOnly One God (Maaboud Allah)Hassan Hakmoun10m 2s
    playSoudan Minitara (Bumbastic Mix)Hassan Hakmoun8m 2s
    playChallaban Hassan Hakmoun and Zahar8m 17s
    playSoutanbiHassan Hakmoun5m 47s
    playSoulalahoalihHassan Hakmoun4m 15s
    playAlal Wahya Alal (Trance Mix)Hassan Hakmoun6m 4s
    playThe Sun Is GoneHassan Hakmoun4m 54s
    playSoudan MinitaraHassan Hakmoun3m 51s