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Hassan Hakmoun
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 | North Africa has long been a crossroads. The Gnawa people of Morocco descend from slaves from West Africa, but they claim spiritual descent from Bilal al-Habashi, an Ethiopian who was the Prophet Mohammed's first muezzin (caller to prayer). Gnawa musics integration of African rhythms and sensibility has been compared to the Blues and Santeria. But the Arabic context produced a unique sound. Not until Hassan Hakmouns upcoming CD, The Gift, on Triloka Records (May 7, 2002) has the Arabic milieu of Gnawa been musically brought to the fore. Hassan Hakmoun has street smarts. By age four, he performed alongside snake charmers and fire-breathers on Marrakech streets.  |
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لا تسرج حتى تلجم و عقد عقدة صحيحة, و لا تكلم حتى تخمم لا تعود عليك فضيحة
Don't saddle the horse until you bridle it, and make sure you tighten the knot, and don't hasten to talk until you think it through least it brings a catastrophe upon you |
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 Thanks for the great service you are doing to the moroccan community here in the States  Driss Toubouti |
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