Bachir Attar
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Bachir Attar is the leader of Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar. He is the son of Hadj Abdesalam Attar who led the group Master Musicians of Jajouka at the time of their groundbreaking album produced by Brian Jones
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The group recorded under the shorter and correct pronunciation of the Moghrebi name "The Master Musicians of Jajouka" on soundtracks for films including The Cell, "The Hand of Fatima" 2009 by Augusta Palmer who is the daughter of the late music critic and journalist Robert Palmer, William Burroughs, "A Man Within", directed by Yoni Leyser 2010, Nicolas Roeg's "Bad Timing" 1980. CDs include Bill Laswells' Apocalypse Across the Sky, 1991, Peter Gabriel's Jajouka Between the Mountains, 1995, appearances with the Rolling Stones on Steel Wheels
1989, the second album of the group from 1974 produced by Joel Rubiner entitled The Master Musicians of Jajouka, and the 1995 reissue of Brian Jones Prsents The Pipes of Pan at Jajouka, with The Rolling Stones and Brian Jones' Estate with Point (Polygram) records, with the corrected spelling of "Jajouka" for consistency.
entitled The Next Dream, which was produced in New York City
by Bill Laswell
in connection with Apocalypse Across The Sky, the album Laswell recorded of the traditional music for his label Axiom
. Attar was a guest performer on Nicky Skopelitis
's 1993 album, Ekstasis. He recorded "In New York" with Elliott Sharp
in 1990 and toured with Sharp's band Carbon. He also recorded with Debby Harry and Chris Stein on the "Cash Cow" CD entitled "The Best of Giorno Poetry Systems 1965-1993". Talvin Singh and Bachir also made a CD in London 2000. With Bachir, the group has toured extensively in Canada in the summer of 2008 and Europe, Hong Kong and USA in the 1990s, the new millennium 2000 until 2009. Attar's manager and official photographer during his group's 1990s recording career was his wife, Cherie Nutting, whom he had married in 1989. The two parted amicably in 1996, but she was managing him and his band again by the mid-2000s. The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar released a live album on newly founded Jajouka Records in January 2009. Bachir Attar and The Master Musicians of Jajouka toured the USA in winter 2009 playing at "UCLA Live", "Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World" festival at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. among other concerts around the USA. In August 2009 Bachir and the Jajouka Masters played at Festival des Plages in Al Hoceima, Morocco, and during la Fête du Trône in honor of the coronation of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. In June 2009 Bachir Attar and The Master Musicians of Jajouka performed with Ornette Coleman, Patti Smith and Flea from The Red Hot Chili Peppers at The Southbank Meltdown Festival in London. In July 2010 Bachir and his Musicians performed again with Ornette Coleman at The North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam, Holland. A new CD and vinyl album, The Source, was released in July 2010 by Son du Maquis in Paris.
"Into The Mystic" 1988 and "Up the Mountain" Rolling Stone Magazine by journalist Robert (Bob) Palmer 1974
"Apocalypse Across the Sky"1992 and "Steel Wheels" 1989, and "On the Edge"1993 in Rolling Stone Magazine by David Fricke
The New York Times, 1992 Milo Miles
"Magic Mountain" Details Magazine 1992 by Brian Cullman
"Blues and Chaos" - The music writing of Bob Palmer edited by Anthony DeCurtis, Scribners 2010.
Brian Jones
Lewis Brian Hopkins Jones , known as Brian Jones, was an English musician and a founding member of the Rolling Stones....
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Attar as the leader of The Master Musicians of Jajouka
Bachir Attar carries on his father's Attar family traditions with a new generation of Master Musicians descended from members of his father's group. They include his brothers Mostapha Attar, Abdellah Attar, and the son of the famous drum master, Mohammed "Berdous" Attar, Other members include Abderrzak el Attar, Mokhtar Jaghdal, and Mohamed Attar, moqqadem of the shrine of Sidi Ahmed Sheikh, and Abdellah Bokhzar all who played with Bachir's father. Hamri was let go as manager in 1972. Hamri had sold the copyright for the music to Brian Jones, and Bachir Attar had to negotiate with the Estate of Brian Jones and The Rolling Stones for the loan of their ancient music for the reissue.The group recorded under the shorter and correct pronunciation of the Moghrebi name "The Master Musicians of Jajouka" on soundtracks for films including The Cell, "The Hand of Fatima" 2009 by Augusta Palmer who is the daughter of the late music critic and journalist Robert Palmer, William Burroughs, "A Man Within", directed by Yoni Leyser 2010, Nicolas Roeg's "Bad Timing" 1980. CDs include Bill Laswells' Apocalypse Across the Sky, 1991, Peter Gabriel's Jajouka Between the Mountains, 1995, appearances with the Rolling Stones on Steel Wheels
Steel Wheels
Steel Wheels is the 19th British and 21st American studio album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1989. Heralded as a major comeback upon its release, the project is notable for the patching up of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards' relationship, a reversion to a more classic style of music and...
1989, the second album of the group from 1974 produced by Joel Rubiner entitled The Master Musicians of Jajouka, and the 1995 reissue of Brian Jones Prsents The Pipes of Pan at Jajouka, with The Rolling Stones and Brian Jones' Estate with Point (Polygram) records, with the corrected spelling of "Jajouka" for consistency.
Solo and Group Performances and Recordings
In addition to his work with Master Musicians of Jajouka, Bachir Attar was granted a Music Composition Fellowship by "The New York Foundation for the Arts" in 1990 for his compositions "Memories of My Father" and "Sounds of New York". Attar has also has recorded a solo albumSolo album
A solo album, in popular music, is an album headlined by a current or former member of a band. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but typically features the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the artist is...
entitled The Next Dream, which was produced in New York City
New York City
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by Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
in connection with Apocalypse Across The Sky, the album Laswell recorded of the traditional music for his label Axiom
Axiom (record label)
Axiom was a record label founded by musician Bill Laswell in 1989, with the support of Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records. Axiom was an independent subdivision of Blackwell's Island Records, with Laswell being afforded a budget for a certain number of albums each year, basically of his own...
. Attar was a guest performer on Nicky Skopelitis
Nicky Skopelitis
Nicky Skopelitis is an American guitarist and composer from Greek heritage. He is best known as a guitarist, but also performs on banjo, oud, lute, keyboards and other instruments....
's 1993 album, Ekstasis. He recorded "In New York" with Elliott Sharp
Elliott Sharp
Elliott Sharp is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and performer.A central figure in the avant-garde and experimental music scene in New York City since the late 1970s, Sharp has released over eighty-five recordings ranging from blues, jazz, and orchestral music to noise, no wave rock,...
in 1990 and toured with Sharp's band Carbon. He also recorded with Debby Harry and Chris Stein on the "Cash Cow" CD entitled "The Best of Giorno Poetry Systems 1965-1993". Talvin Singh and Bachir also made a CD in London 2000. With Bachir, the group has toured extensively in Canada in the summer of 2008 and Europe, Hong Kong and USA in the 1990s, the new millennium 2000 until 2009. Attar's manager and official photographer during his group's 1990s recording career was his wife, Cherie Nutting, whom he had married in 1989. The two parted amicably in 1996, but she was managing him and his band again by the mid-2000s. The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar released a live album on newly founded Jajouka Records in January 2009. Bachir Attar and The Master Musicians of Jajouka toured the USA in winter 2009 playing at "UCLA Live", "Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World" festival at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. among other concerts around the USA. In August 2009 Bachir and the Jajouka Masters played at Festival des Plages in Al Hoceima, Morocco, and during la Fête du Trône in honor of the coronation of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. In June 2009 Bachir Attar and The Master Musicians of Jajouka performed with Ornette Coleman, Patti Smith and Flea from The Red Hot Chili Peppers at The Southbank Meltdown Festival in London. In July 2010 Bachir and his Musicians performed again with Ornette Coleman at The North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam, Holland. A new CD and vinyl album, The Source, was released in July 2010 by Son du Maquis in Paris.
Discography
- In New York with Elliott Sharp (1990)
- The Next Dream with Maceo Parker (1992)
- The Master Musicians of Jajouka featuring Bachir Attar produced by Talvin Singh (2000)
Further reading
Alaoui, Mehdi Sekkouri. "Souvenirs. Sur les traces des Rolling Stones". Telquel Online. Retrieved Jan. 14, 2007.- Bowles, Paul (1991). Days. The Ecco Press. ISBN 0-88001-269-2.
- Davis, Stephen (1993). Jajouka Rolling Stone. Random House. ISBN 0-679-42119-X; also "Old Gods Almost Dead" by Stephen Davis 2000.
- Gross, Jason (June 2000). "Master Musicians of Jajouka: Bachir Attar Interview". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved Jan. 22, 2007.
- Harris, Craig. [ "Bachir Attar"]. Retrieved Jan. 14, 2007.
- Kinney, Glenn (June 20, 1993). "Bachir Attar: The Next Dream". The New York Times, p. H841.
- Nutting, Cherie, with Bowles, Paul. (2000). Yesterday's Perfume: An Intimate Memoir of Paul Bowles. Clarkson Potter, at p. 199. ISBN 0-609-60573-9.
- Pareles, Jon (December 9, 1993). "Pop and Jazz in Review: Bachir Attar and Trilok Gurtru". The New York Times, p. C14.
- Ranaldo, Lee (August 1996). "Into The Mystic". The Wire. Retrieved Nov. 22, 2009.
"Into The Mystic" 1988 and "Up the Mountain" Rolling Stone Magazine by journalist Robert (Bob) Palmer 1974
"Apocalypse Across the Sky"1992 and "Steel Wheels" 1989, and "On the Edge"1993 in Rolling Stone Magazine by David Fricke
The New York Times, 1992 Milo Miles
"Magic Mountain" Details Magazine 1992 by Brian Cullman
"Blues and Chaos" - The music writing of Bob Palmer edited by Anthony DeCurtis, Scribners 2010.