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| name             = The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar
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| origin           = [[Jajouka]], [[Morocco]]
| genre            = [[World music|World]],<br>[[Music of Morocco#Classical Sufi music|Sufi music of Morocco]]
| years_active     = 1980s–present
| label            = [[Rolling Stones Records]], [[Adelphi Records|Adelphi]], [[Axiom (record label)|Axiom]], Womad, [[PolyGram]], Jajouka Records Inc.
| associated_acts  = [[The Master Musicians of Joujouka]]
| website          = [http://www.jajouka.com/ Jajouka.com]
| current_members  = See: [[#Members|Members]]
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'''The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar''' (sometimes written as '''...featuring Bachir Attar''') are a collective of [[Jbala]] [[Sufi]] [[trance music]]ians, serving as a modern representation of a centuries-old music tradition.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|title=The Master Musicians of Jajouka {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-master-musicians-of-jajouka-mn0000402640/biography|access-date=2020-05-28|website=AllMusic|language=en-us}}</ref> The collective includes musicians from the village of [[Jajouka]] (sometimes spelled as Joujouka or Zahjouka), in the [[Rif|Rif Mountains]] of northern [[Morocco]]. Most members are the sons of previous members, and adopt the surname ''Attar'' ("perfume maker").<ref name=":22"/>

== History ==
{{Further|The Master Musicians of Joujouka}}

The original Master Musicians of Joujouka were first documented by Western journalists in the early 1950s.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Gerber|first=Suzanne|date=2015-06-12|title=Inside the Oldest, Most Exclusive Dance Party in the World|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/morocco-dance-party-joujouka-brian-jones-41356/|access-date=2020-05-28|website=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> In the early 1990s, the collective split into two factions, as first reported by visiting musician [[Lee Ranaldo]].<ref name="ranaldo2">{{Cite journal|last=Ranaldo|first=Lee|author-link=Lee Ranaldo|date=August 1996|title=Into The Mystic: Lee Ranaldo's Jajouka Journal|journal=[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]]|issue=150|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061124121729/http://www.thewire.co.uk/archive/essays/ranaldo.html | archive-date=24 November 2006 | url=http://www.thewire.co.uk/archive/essays/ranaldo.html | url-status=dead}}</ref> One collective retained the name "The Master Musicians of Joujouka". Meanwhile, the faction led by [[Bachir Attar]], whose father had led the group in the late 1960s, took on the name "The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar".<ref>{{Cite web|date=1995-07-21|title=No Stone unturned|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/no-stone-unturned-1592456.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/no-stone-unturned-1592456.html |archive-date=2022-06-18 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=2020-05-28|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> Bachir Attar's group attracted protests at concerts in the United Kingdom,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Strauss|first=Neil|date=1995-10-12|title=The Pop Life|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/12/arts/the-pop-life-057142.html|access-date=2020-05-28|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and international journalists noted that the schism created discord in the collective's home village.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Master Musicians of Joujouka: The Faded Myth of the Goat-God - Qantara.de|url=https://en.qantara.de/content/the-master-musicians-of-joujouka-the-faded-myth-of-the-goat-god|access-date=2020-05-28|website=Qantara.de - Dialogue with the Islamic World|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Past masters|url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/past-masters-1.502706|access-date=2020-05-28|website=The National|language=en}}</ref> Other journalists and fans conceded that both groups were working to preserve their ancient musical heritage.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=The Quietus {{!}} Features {{!}} Afrosonic {{!}} Jajouka Or Joujouka? The Conflicted Legacy Of The Master Musicians|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/07488-master-musicians-of-jajouka-joujouka-glastonbury|access-date=2020-05-28|website=The Quietus|language=en-us}}</ref>

Bachir Attar's group released the album ''Apocalypse Across the Sky'' in 1992, produced by [[Bill Laswell]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Apocalypse Across the Sky - The Master Musicians of Jajouka {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/apocalypse-across-the-sky-mw0000276592|language=en-us|access-date=2020-06-12}}</ref> ''Jajouka Between the Mountains'' followed in 1996, produced by [[Tchad Blake]];<ref>{{Citation|title=Jajouka Between the Mountains - The Master Musicians of Jajouka {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/jajouka-between-the-mountains-mw0000074442/credits|language=en-us|access-date=2020-06-12}}</ref> and ''Master Musicians of Jajouka Featuring Bachir Attar'', produced by [[Talvin Singh]], was released in 2000.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Master Musicians of Jajouka Featuring Bachir Attar - The Master Musicians of Jajouka {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-master-musicians-of-jajouka-featuring-bachir-attar-mw0000090078|language=en-us|access-date=2020-06-12}}</ref> The album, ''The Road to Jajouka'', was released in 2014 and featured guest appearances by [[Ornette Coleman]], [[John Medeski]], [[Flea (musician)|Flea]], [[DJ Logic]], [[Lee Ranaldo]], [[Bill Laswell]], and many others.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gama|first=Raul da|date=2014-04-26|title=The Master Musicians of Jajouka: The Road To Jajouka|url=https://worldmusicreport.com/reviews/cds/the-master-musicians-of-jajouka-the-road-to-jajouka/|access-date=2020-06-12|website=World Music Report|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jazz|first=All About|title=Ornette Coleman / Bachir Attar / The Master Musicians of Jajouka: Ornette Coleman / Bachir Attar / The Master Musicians of Jajouka:The Road to Jajouka album review @ All About Jazz|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/ornette-coleman-bachir-attar-the-master-musicians-of-jajoukathe-road-to-jajouka-by-ian-patterson.php|access-date=2020-06-12|website=All About Jazz|language=en}}</ref>

==Members==
;Current
{{div col}}
* [[Bachir Attar]]
* Mustapha Attar
* Mohamed "Hadj" Attar
* Amin Attar
* Mohamed Attar The Mohkadem
* Mohamed Attar Berdouz Jr.
* Hamido Attar
* Abdellah Bohkzar
* Mokhtar Jaghdal
* Abdelzarak "Hadj" Attar
* Bouker Talha
* Ahmed el Ballouti
* Ahmed Bahkat
{{div col end}}

;Former
{{div col}}
* Larbi Hlalli Attar
* Abdellah Bokzar
* Tahir Bokzar
* Abdeslam Bokzar
* Mohamed El Hatmi (currently with [[Master Musicians of Joujouka]])
* Ali Maidoubi
* Ali Nachat
{{div col end}}

== Discography ==
* ''Apocalypse Across the Sky'' (1992)
* ''Jajouka Between the Mountains'' (1996)
* ''Master Musicians of Jajouka Featuring Bachir Attar'' (2000)
* ''Jajouka Live Vol. 1'' (2009)
* ''The Road to Jajouka'' (2014)
* ''Dancing Under the Moon'' (2022)

=== Film soundtracks and compilation albums ===
* ''Ornette: Made in America'' (1985, film sound track appearance)
* ''The Sheltering Sky'' (1990, film soundtrack and film appearance)
* ''Naked Lunch'' (1991, film soundtrack appearance)
* ''Lost in the Translation: Axiom Ambient'' (1994)
* ''The Cell'' (2000, film soundtrack appearance with The London Philharmonic Orchestra)
* ''[[Time's Up Live]]'' (2001)
* ''Along Came Polly'' (2004, film soundtrack appearance)
* ''Jajouka Something Good Comes To You - Master Musicians Of Jajouka Led By Bachir Attar'' (2021, La Huit)

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbbh0UHcvTk ''The Rolling Stones in Morocco'', a segment of the BBC television film with Mick Jagger and Bachir Attar in Jajouka and Tangier, The Master Musicians of Jajouka. (YouTube.com)]
* [http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/07/09/an-interview-with-bachir-attar/ Interview with Bachir Attar in ''The Walrus'', Toronto (9 July 2008)]
* [http://www.aurigamusic.com/roster/jajouka/jajoukahome.html Lion-Auriga Music Publishing Master Musicians of Jajouka featuring Bachir Attar artist page]

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