Festival Musiques Sacrees du Monde in Fes (2011)

After the Festival au Desert let's travel a little north to the Festival Musiques Sacrees du Monde in Fes, Morocco. In 2011 Dutch radio send out their man, Gustavo Pazos, to make recordings. He had visted the festival several times in the past, so knew where to go for the most interesting music.


poster for the 2011 Festival in Fes

Here's the info from the (former) Dutch Radio6 site:

Every year is organized in the Moroccan city of Fes the festival Musiques du Monde Sacrées with lots of traditional, classical Arabic music, composed and improvised music and crossover into popular urban culture. As the name of the festival suggests, the various musical expressions of religion are central. All three great monotheistic religions (Christianity, Islam and Judaism), but also different polytheistic and animistic religions. Hotel Central and theme channels Contemporary Radio 4 was filmmaker Gustavo Pazos from Jun.03 till 11 in Fes this year for the shooting. In two episodes of Hotel Central (on 2011 July 30 and September 3), this material is played with a full explanation of Gustavo Pazos.
Included: Dhrupad music from North India, performed by the Gundecha brothers / Homayoun Sakhi, a young Rubab player from Afghanistan / Divana Ensemble performs the music of the manghaniyars and langa's from Rajasthan / Youssou N'Dour and his incredible group Super Etoile du Dakar (unfortunately recording failed) / Sufi brotherhoods from the region / The Qawwali Sufi singer from Pakistan / Music Hajir Marawis from Cirebon on Java.

Listen to Homayoun Sakti - L’Art du Rubab


VA-FESTIVAL-2011_Festival Fes

full playlist:

• 0.Ensemble directed by Armand Amar - Intro from Oratorium Leyla et Majnun (2:40) - composed by Armand Amar from Iran - rec.2011.Jun.03
• 1.Brothers Gundecha - L’Art Sacre du Dhrupad (24:00) - traditional from India - rec.2011.Jun.07
• 2.Homayoun Sakti - L’Art du Rubab (7:13) - traditional from Afghanistan - rec.2011.Jun.07
• 3.Ensemble Divina - Chants Soufis du Desert du Thar (18:00) - traditional from Rajasthan - rec.2011.Jun.07
• 4.Ensemble directed by Armand Amar - Udfvoile from Oratorium Leyla et Majnun (11:14) - composed by Armand Amar from Iran - rec.2011.Jun.03
• 5.Four different Sufi Brotherhoods from Fes - unknown titles (23:00) - traditional from Morocco - rec.2011.Jun.08
• 6.Fareed Ayyaz et Orchestre Arabo-Andalou - Qawali (22:00) - traditional / Fareed Ayyaz from Pakistan - rec.2011.Jun.10
• 7.Ensemble Syubbanul Akhyar - Chants et Musique Hajir Marawis de Cirebon (11:30) - traditional from Java, Indonesia - rec.2011.Jun.11
• 8.Asmae Lamnawar (vocals) avec Said Chraibi (ud) - unknown title (3:30) - traditional from Morrocco - rec.2005
• 9.Oualed al Bouazaoui et Chaabi Ensemble - unknown title (12:14) - traditional - rec.2006

source: two broadcasts on Dutch Radio 6 - VPRO Hotel Central - 2011.Jul.30 / 2011.Sep.03
as usual is included all the talk in these broadcasts (total 2x2hrs) in the download, do with it whatever you like
also included are (google) translations of Gustavo Pazos' diaries about the festival (as published on the former Radio6 pages)