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جوف الليل - Dead of Night

by Maalem Houssam Guinia

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Raw, deep and spiritual Gnawa music from Morocco to carry you through the night...


Recorded in a single late night session in a house in Casablanca, using a Tascam field recorder and 2 microphones, Dead of Night is the incredible new solo album from Maalem Houssam Guinia, the son of Maalem Mahmoud Guinia, and one of Morocco's most exciting young Gnawa masters.


The album was recorded live on the night of 3rd January 2022 in a relaxed session that lasted into the early hours of the next morning, and it captures Houssam at his most natural, singing and playing the Gnawa songs that have been with him since his birth, completely solo and free without percussion or backing vocals. Houssam described the album as containing the songs he knows best as these were the pieces his father would play and sing late into the night in their home when he was an infant.


What you'll hear on Dead of Night is raw, deep Gnawa music in its purest form played by a young Maalem who has been immersed in the culture his whole life and is a master of his craft. The whole performance has been beautifully and sympathetically captured by bassist and producer Karl-Erik Enkelman.

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released November 15, 2024

Voice & Guimbri: Maalem Houssam Guinia
Recording & Production: Karl-Erik Enkelmann
Mastering: Julian Tardo
Photography: Bader Naggay
Design: Marc Teare

With thanks to Hamza Guinia, Khalil Mounji, Karl-Erik Enkelmann & Karl Jonas Winqvist

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Houssam Gania Essaouira, Morocco

Houssam is the youngest son of the late Maalem Mahmoud Gania.
Although still in his twenties, Houssam has performed in London, the Netherlands and in Azerbaijan. He has collaborated with synth maestro James Holden, played the London Barbican and is a regular and well loved feature of the Gnaoua and World Music Festival in Essaouira. ... more

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