MALEEM MAHMOUD GHANIA with PHAROAH SANDERS - The Trance Of Seven Colors (1994) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 To call this outing "authentic" would be an understatement, given that Bill Laswell and Pharoah Sanders took only some digital recording equipment and Sanders' saxophone to Morocco to record it. The CD sleeve photos show the informal nature of the proceedings, revealing that the recording took place in someone's home with a large cast of musicians, many of whom are Ghania's family members. The recording did not suffer at all from the mobile equipment, and The Trance of Seven Colors lives up to its title, giving the listener first-hand access to Gnawa healing ceremonial music. Ghania's Guimbri (an African instrument) unravels masterful, off-kilter, bass-like lines over chanting and various percussion instruments. Pharoah Sanders sounds inspired in the setting also, making this a worthwhile recording for Sanders fans who heard intimations of world music in his '60s dates. Wilson McCloy
Tracklist :
1    La Allah Dayim Moulenah 11:10
Written-By – Maleem Mahmoud Ghania, Pharoah Sanders
2    Bala Moussaka    3:54
3    Hamdouchi 9:07
Arranged By – Maleem Abdelkabir Addabachi
Drum [Harraz] – Abdelmoula Hnikkich, Mustapha Bousan
Mizmar [Ghaita] – Abdelmalak Ben Hamou, Maleem Abdelkabir Addabachi
Tambourine [Tbel] – Abderrahman Nimini
4    Peace In Essaouira (For Sonny Sharrock) 7:23
Written-By – Pharoah Sanders
5    Boulandi Samawi    13:56
6    Moussa Berkiyo / Koubaliy Beriah La'Foh 4:34
Guimbri – Maleem Boubker Ghania
7    Salat Anbi    8:17
8    Casa Casa Atougra 5:05
Tambourine [Tbel] – Maleem Mahmoud Ahkaraz
9    Mahraba    7:48
Credits :
Arranged By – Maleem Mahmoud Ghania
Chorus [Female] – Fatima Labied, Fatna Ifis, Hafida Ghania, J'mia Ghania, Khadija Ghania, Malika Ghania, Mina Ahkaraz, Saida Battach
Karkabas, Handclaps, Chorus – Abdellah Ahkaraz, Abdellatif Abdellaoui, Hassan Machoure, Maleem Abdellah Ghania, El Moktar Ghania, Mohamed Abdellaoui, Mohamed Boujmia, Mohamed Outanine
Lead Vocals, Guimbri, Tambourine [Tbel] – Maleem Mahmoud Ghania
Leader [Female Vocal Chorus] – Zaida Ghania
Producer – Bill Laswell
Tambourine [Tbel] – Maleem Boubker Ghania
Tenor Saxophone – Pharoah Sanders
Written-By – Traditional (pistas: 2, 3, 5 to 9)