
Gulia Giu & Retro Cassetta: Moroccan Connection - Jazz, Trance & Beyond
Spanning three decades, from the early 1970s to the early 2000s, for this episode Giulia Giu & Retro Cassetta take you on a musical journey through Morocco, exploring the encounters between Moroccan musicians and internationally renowned artists from the avant-garde, jazz and experimental music scenes. From the hypnotic sounds of the Master Musicians of Jajouka a centuries-old Sufi musical brotherhood from the Rif Mountains in northern Morocco, whose music has attracted the likes of Brian Jones and Talvin Singh, to the explorations of Ornette Coleman, Randy Weston, Don Cherry, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, this selection traces a fascinating history of cross-cultural encounters.A journey through deep rhythms, jazz, trance, psychedelia and traditional Moroccan sounds.