Moroccan music lures many visitors and holds them in its trance. Paul Bowles made a trek to Morrocco in the 1950's recording for the Library of Congress. Then so did Brian Jones, William Burroughs, Bill Laswell, Randy Weston, Maceo Parker (and not to be outdone) Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, all among the many attracted to the hypnotic musical statements drawn from West African, North African, Mediterranean, Andalucian, and Islamic sources. Morocco's music yields the variety of these various strands of sound, often heard emanating from a single crowded market.

Recommended Discs:

1. The Master Musicians of Jajouka Featuring Bachir Attar (Axiom)

The Master Musicians of Jakouka are Berbers, the ancient inhabitants of much of the Maghreb (the area now divided into Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and Tunisia). Bill Laswell's recording captures the full intensity of this music.

2. Bachir Attar The Next Dream (CMP)

3. Maroc Moyen-Atlas:Musique Sacree et Profane (Ocora)
A French Radio recording with excellent fidelity recommended most highly to sample the music of the region for the first time. A seemless audio travel to Morocco.

4. Juan Pena Lebrijand and the Orquestra Andalusi