#2056: Program #2056

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

On tonight's New Sounds, Moroccan singer/musician Hassan Hakmoun performs live in the WNYC studios, and discusses his CD, The Gift. Hakmoun is among today's most gifted exponents of Moroccan, and especially, Gnawa music, a style of Moroccan devotional music performed in all-night healing-trance ceremonies. Since he arrived in the U.S. 15 years ago, Hakmoun has electrified it, joined it with rock and funk, added Arabic, reggae, and Indian pop elements - and on The Gift, helped popularize it with crossover sounds.

PROGRAM #2056 with Hassan Hakmoun (First aired on 7/12/02)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Hassan Hakmoun	Live	Mimouna [6:00]	This performance not commercially available, but the song appears on Triloka #79301-85228** www.triloka.com
Hassan Hakmoun	The Gift	Lala Aisha [5:30] This Gift [3:30]	See above.
Hassan Hakmoun	Live	El Hedia [3:30]	See above.
Joel Cohen & Camerata Mediterrea, Mohammed Brionel Andalusian Orch. Of Fes	Cantigas	Bughya [1:00] Cantiga 100 [3:30] Cantiga 52 [2:00] Tushiyas [2:00] Allah Hoo Yalamo [2:00] Cantiga 250 [2:30] Cantiga 320 [3:30]	Erato #25498 Available for purchase at Amazon.com*

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