Another Concert Review: The Road to Jajouka featuring the Master Musicians of Jajouka w/Bachir Attar, Billy Martin, Marc Ribot, Shahzad Ismaily, DJ Logic, and opening set by Eliot Sharp and Bachir Attar

Date: June 15, 2015 Venue: Le Poisson Rouge (NY) Review and photos by Keith Brooks and Ann Fawcett Ambia Thanks to a couple of free tix from Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi, my friend Ann and I got to see the Road to Jajouka performance at Le Poisson Rouge on June 15th. For those, like us, who […]

Le Poisson Rouge – Legacy of Robert Palmer/Benefit Concert for the Master Musicians of Jajouka

Text by Jim Hoey   On November 16, 2009, musicians, family, friends, and fans of the late Robert Palmer gathered at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC to celebrate the music writer’s legacy. Robert Palmer (not to be confused with Robert Palmer of “Simply Irresistible” fame) was one of the first rock music critics for The New York […]

If the Moon Loves You – A Meeting with Bachir Attar of The Master Musicians Of Jajouka.

by  John Kruth It had been quite some time since THE MASTER MUSICIANS Of JAJOUKA last came to town. In fact they hadn’t been around much at all once W laid siege to the White House. For most Americans the Bush “error” came to an end when the fat lady (Aretha Franklin) finally sang at […]