An Algerian friend asked me about Mauritanian music, so here are some sketches I did last year during the Nomad's Music Festival in Nouakchott.
Traditional music from the Moors will sound to our ears as a monotonous repetition of sounds in a rhythm we're unfamiliar with.
Its like driving across the desert off the track. Looking at the expanses ahead and thinking it all just looks alike. Gripping the GPS modern men can brave the unknown.
For the moors that have been crossing this enormous expanse of desert for centuries from Guelmin, Morocco to Tindouf, Algeria to Chinguetti, Mauritania to Timbuktu, Mali. This surface sends billions of information precious for survival. All their senses have been trained to capture the slightest detail in the landscape.
Three instruments can be found, the ardin a kind of harp played by the women, the tednet a four string luth played by the men and the tbol (drum) played by women and men.
The man playing and singing is Sidi ould Dendeni at the French Cultural Center during " Le Festival de Music Nomades" at Nouakchott, 2008.
Traditional music from the Moors will sound to our ears as a monotonous repetition of sounds in a rhythm we're unfamiliar with.
Its like driving across the desert off the track. Looking at the expanses ahead and thinking it all just looks alike. Gripping the GPS modern men can brave the unknown.
For the moors that have been crossing this enormous expanse of desert for centuries from Guelmin, Morocco to Tindouf, Algeria to Chinguetti, Mauritania to Timbuktu, Mali. This surface sends billions of information precious for survival. All their senses have been trained to capture the slightest detail in the landscape.
That's how you're supposed to listen and to dance to this music. Giving time to your senses to absorb this music that won't let herself be caught in the speed of our times. And that by their subtle changes will make the hands of women flutter like butterflies.
Three instruments can be found, the ardin a kind of harp played by the women, the tednet a four string luth played by the men and the tbol (drum) played by women and men.
The man playing and singing is Sidi ould Dendeni at the French Cultural Center during " Le Festival de Music Nomades" at Nouakchott, 2008.
Olá Isabel
ReplyDeletevenho aqui muitas vezes mas não comento. Mas estes desenhos tinham que levar uma palavra: adorei.
bjo.
Thanks for sharing. Have you heard the music of " Radio Tarifa" ? Its a mix of Jewish , Spanish and Moroccan.
ReplyDeleteLove these musician sketches, with the last one being my favourite..lovely capture of body language!
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a mim... a mim dá-me vomtade de fazer parte do desenho. Ou seja, estar ai também :)
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ReplyDeleteAdoro os desenhos bem como a reportagem!
ReplyDeletePodias publicar pequenas reportagens num jornal?!
Assim como fazem o Eduardo Salavisa, José Louro, João Catarino e outros para o jornal "i".
http://www.ionline.pt/conteudos/home.html
Talvez até mesmo fazeres uma drawing/reportage para eles (o jornal i) também? O João Catarino, fez este verão uma viagem dentro de Portugal e foi desenhando... e depois o jornal publicou alguns dos desenhos!
Fala com eles, se achares giro!
Um grande grande beijinho ***
Isabel,comentei em seu blogue por muitas coisas,1º) caso tenha mais calma em observar o meu espaço, vera que existe um pintor africano chamado Albano Neves e Sousa que foi meu amigo.
ReplyDelete2º Sou pintor e tenho um passado muito ligado as artes gráficas e mais importante são seus belos trabalho.
Demais, não precisa agradecer
(não tenho seu E-mail, peço que não publique)
Por favor