The Master Musicians of Jajouka Featuring Bachir Attar
Ciclo Paul Bowles
Centro Cultural de Belém
Grande Auditório
March 31, 2007

Bachir Attar: ghaita, gimbre, lira, vocal
Mohamed El Attar: tebel, vocal
Abderrzak El Attar (young Berdouz): tebel, vocal
Ahmed El Ballouti: ghatia, bendir, vocal
Mokhtar Jaghdal: tebel. vocal
Abdellah Attar: ghaita. lira, tebel, vocal
Bouker Talha: ghaita, violin, tebel. vocal
Abdellah Bokhzar: tebel, vocal
Mohamed El Attar: tebel, vocal
Mohamed El Hamadi: gimbre, tebel, vocal


SETLIST

Robert Gildon & Jeff Cohen
(piano & vocal)
-"Cancioncilla"
-"Media Luna"
-"Balada Amarilla"
-"Murió al Amanecer"

The Master Musicians of Jajouka featuring Bachir Attar
(ghaita)
- "Joul Sibladi Joul"
- "Al Atari 1"
- "Al Atari 2"
- "Hanza Oua Hanzine"
(flute)
-"El Noul"
-"El Medehey"

intermission

(gimbre)
-"Al Aita"
-"Habibi Khaloudja"
(ghaita)
-"Arraks Peht Al Komar"
-"Boujeloudiya 1/2/3"

encore

-"Gabahay"

The show, held on the final evening of a series of events at Centro Cultural de Belém in Lisbon honoring the work of the late author/composer Paul Bowles, began shortly after 9pm with a vocal and piano introduction by Robert Gildon (baritone) & Jeff Cohen (piano) playing "Four Songs" ("Letreas de Federico Garcia Lorca e Musica de Paul Bowles"). The Master Musicians of Jajouka featuring Bachir Attar took the stage at approximately 9:30 pm and concluded their performance at approximately 11:30 pm. The show contained a short 15-minute intermission. The Master Musicians were invited out for an encore as well as a curtain call. They featured all three of their ensembles: ghaita, lira and gimbre. The performance was filmed and recorded for future release. Check out the new pics. Photos by Michael Gassert and Ngo Vinh-Hoi.


Photo: Michael Gassert


Photo: Michael Gassert

Photo: Michael Gassert


Photo: Ngo Vinh-Hoi


Photo: Michael Gassert


Photo: Michael Gassert


Photo: Michael Gassert


Photo: Michael Gassert