A rock band of 4000 years old: the Master Musicians Of Jajouka hark back to ancient, pagan rituals. Their music brings trance and healing to weary westerners

Incendiary percussion of all kinds, wildly blown flutes and rhaitas (a kind of oboe), compelling song-in-tongues and call and response patterns: the sound of Master Musicians Of Jajouka is recognizable from thousands. No wonder that Westerners also fall for the Eastern mysticism of this story, the trance-like and ‘healing’ qualities of this music.

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