Maleem Mahmoud Ghania & Pharoah Sanders: The Trance Of Seven Colors (180g) Vinyl 2LP Maleem Mahmoud Ghania & Pharoah Sanders

“Zehra present The Trance Of Seven Colors by master Gnawa musician Maleem Mahmoud Ghania and free jazz legend Pharoah Sanders, available on vinyl for the very first time. In 1994, Bill Laswell and Sanders went to Morocco equipped with just some mobile recording devices to record Ghania and a large ensemble of musicians (a good portion being family members) in a very intimate set-up at a private house. Sanders, the legendary free jazz musician, contributed the distinctive tenor saxophone sounds that gained him highest praise as a truly spiritual soul right from the days of playing with John Coltrane and his wife Alice and on seminal solo albums, like Karma (1969). Maleem Mahmoud Ghania (1951-2015), son of the master of Gnawa music Maleem Boubker Ghania and the famous clairvoyant and ‘moqaddema’, A’isha Qabral, and a master of the traditional Gnawa style in his own right. With 30 cassette releases of music from the Gnawa repertoire with his own ensemble and performances at every major festival in Morocco, including performing for the King in various contexts, Mahmoud Ghania was also one of Morocco’s most prominent professional musicians. Originally released in 1994 on Bill Laswell’s Axiom imprint, and produced by Bill Laswell, The Trance Of Seven Colors is the meeting of two true musical masters. 25 years after its original CD release, it is finally available on vinyl. Remastered and cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin. 180 gram vinyl; comes in gatefold sleeve; includes download code.” – Zehra

• 180g black double vinyl pressing
• housed in gatefold sleeve w/ liner notes
• remastered for vinyl by Rashad Becker
• digital download included
• music label: Zehra 2020