Traveling Spirit Masters: Moroccan Gnawa Trance and Music in the Global Marketplace

by Deborah Kapchan

The sacred and musical phenomenon of trance

A group of ritual musicians and former slaves brought from sub-Saharan Africa to Morocco, the Gnawa heal those they believe to be possessed, using incense, music, and trance. But their practice is hardly of only local interest: the Gnawa have long participated in the world music market through collaborations with African-American jazz musicians and French recording artists. In this first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081956852X
• ISBN13: 9780819568526
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher