Al Majmaâ

Al Majmaâ
Studio album by Maak's Spirit
Released	May 2004
Recorded	August 2003
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:57
Label	Igloo Records
Maak's Spirit chronology
Le nom du vent (2003) Al Majmaâ (2004)

Al Majmaâ is a 2004 album by jazz band Maak's Spirit featured by Baba Sissoko and the Gnawa band called "Gnawa Express de Tanger". It was recorded live at the Jazz Middelheim Festival (Antwerp, Belgium) and at Flagey studio 4 (a jazz venue in Brussels) in August 2003.

Track listing

1. "Soudani manayo" – 6:46
2. "Hamdouchia" – 6:10
3. "Jilali"  – 6:01
4. "Shems 1" – 8:18
5. "Nalu" – 5:27
6. "Mawama" – 7:55
7. "Statismes" – 3:40
8. "Yassin's tune" – 5:04

Personnel

• Laurent Blondiau – trumpet, leader
• Jeroen Van Herzeele – tenor saxophone
• Michel Massot – tuba, trombone
• Jean-Yves Evrard – guitar
• Otti Van Der Werf – double bass, trombone on 7
• Eric Thielemans – drums
• crt Gaby +++ – bass on 7
• Baba Sissoko – tamani, ngoni
• Gnawa Express de Tanger :
  • Maâlem Abdelmajid Domnati – guembri, vocals
  • Miloud El Hrizi – tbel, vocals
  • Abdenebi Alami – tbel, vocals
  • Abdellah Harroch – qrâqeb, vocals
  • Ahmed Gdirou – qrâqeb, vocals
  • Jamal Namir – qrâqeb, vocals
• Daniel Léon – mixing
• Vincent De Bast – mastering
• Corbi – graphic design
• Erik Lambert – photography
• Rachid El Mousati – cover illustration

External links

• Jazz in Belgium website