{"product_id":"the-gnawa-lions-authenticity-and-opportunity-in-moroccan-ritual-music-hardback-9780253036797","title":"The Gnawa Lions; Authenticity and Opportunity in Moroccan Ritual Music (Hardback) 9780253036797","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Gnawa Lions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAuthenticity and Opportunity in Moroccan Ritual Music\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristopher Witulski (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253036797\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 August 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e196 pages, 9 music ex., 5 figs. - 2 Tables, black and white - 15 Printed music items\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.458 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not the easiest of reads, but the subject is fascinating, and the book is absolutely packed with information on a traditional music undergoing rapid change.\u003c\/p\u003e (RnR Magazine)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraditionally gnawa musicians in Morocco played for all-night ceremonies where communities gathered to invite spirits to heal mental, physical, and social ills untreatable by other means. Now gnawa music can be heard on the streets of Marrakech, at festivals in Essaouira, in Fez's cafes, in Casablanca's nightclubs, and in the bars of Rabat. As it moves further and further from its origins as ritual music and listeners seek new opportunities to hear performances, musicians are challenged to adapt to new tastes while competing for potential clients and performance engagements. Christopher Witulski explores how gnawa musicians straddle popular and ritual boundaries to assert, negotiate, and perform their authenticity in this rich ethnography of Moroccan music. Witulski introduces readers to gnawa performers, their friends, the places where they play, and the people they play for. He emphasizes the specific strategies performers use to define themselves and their multiple identities as Muslims, Moroccans, and traditional musicians. \u003ci\u003eThe Gnawa Lions\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a shifting terrain of music, ritual, and belief that follows the negotiation of musical authenticity, popular demand, and economic opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on transliteration and transcription\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: One Minute in Meknes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Defending Ritual Authority\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: African Routes and Sufi Roots\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Making a Living as a Contemporary Ritual Musician\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: New Opportunities\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Light Rhythms and Heavy Spirits\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Fighting New Demands\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Heritage and Hybridity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: New Authorities and Authenticities\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525143720216,"sku":"9780253036797","price":52.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-gnawa-lions-authenticity-and-opportunity-in-moroccan-ritual-music-hardback-9780253036797","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}