Nass el Ghiwane 1.0 Initial Singles are Non-LP Versions (My Bad)

Whoops - this is a correction to my previous post about the recordings of Nass el Ghiwane 1.0. I incorrectly assumed that the first two Nass el Ghiwane 7-inch singles (1972) contained the same version of "Siniya", "Ya Bani El Insane" and "Al Madi Fate" that appeared on their first LP Disque d'Or (1973). I was mistaken. I commend to you the outstanding YouTube channel of Ismael Abo Salma, who has put together chronological playlists of most of the great Moroccan Ghiwani groups. His Nass el Ghiwane playlist starts off with these two singles, and indeed they are different recordings of these groundbreaking songs!

Here is a corrected version of my discography of Nass el Ghiwane 1.0 released while they were together, now with YouTube links:

	Song: Sinya الصينية (1972 version) Polydor 2225008 Date: assuming 1972 Non-LP (Later re-recorded for 1st album) Discogs link YouTube link
	Songs:  Ya Bani Al Insane يا بني الإنسان (1972 version)  Al Madi Fate الماضي فات (1972 version) Polydor 2225010 Date: ℗ 1972 Non-LP (Later re-recorded for 1st album) Discogs link YouTube link
	Songs:   Fin Ghadi Bya Khouya (live) فين غادي بى خويا Wach Hna Houma Hna (live) واش احنا هما احنا Polydor 2225014 Date: assuming 1972 Record sleeve reads في سهرة عمومية, indicating that it is a live recording Non-LP (The songs appear on the 1st album in studio versions) Discogs link YouTube link
	Songs: El Madi Fate الماضي فات (1973 version) Sinya الصينية (1973 version) Dane Dany (Allah Ya Moulana) أدَانْ دَاني - الله يَا مُولانَادة Ya Bani El Insane وايّى يابني الإنسان (1973 version)  Yamna (Joudi Berdak) جودي برضاك Fin Ghadi Bya Khouya (studio version) فين غادي بي خويا Wach Hna Houma Hna (studio version) واش احنا هما احنا Polydor 2.944.007 Date: ℗ © 1973 Discogs link YouTube link
	Song: [Ah Ya Ouine] Youm Malqaq آه يا وين اوين - يوم ملقاك Polydor 2225021 Date: assuming 1973 Appears on 2nd album  Discogs link YouTube link
	Songs: Al Hassada  الحصادة Joudi Berdak  جودي برضاك Polydor 2225023 Date: ℗ © 1973 Al Hassada appears on 2nd album, Joudi Berdak (aka "Yamna") appeared previously on 1st album. Discogs link YouTube link

To atone for my research error, I have obtained a copy of one of these early singles and am sharing a remastered version from my vinyl rip here.

These 1972 studio versions are actually quite different from the 1973 versions. The recording quality is not as good, and the band improved as a unit between 1972 and 1973. By the time they re-recorded these songs for the LP, the arrangements were much tighter. String players Allal Yaala and Moulay Abdelaziz Tahiri are supporting the vocals with more sensitivity and playing off of each other more. The 1972 arrangement of "Siniya" is a bit different, including an additional rubato section in the second half of the song. In all, it's fascinating to hear these early versions of the songs. I prefer the 1973 remakes, but these initial sides were what catapulted the group to success.

Nass el Ghiwane ناس الغيوان
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Polydor 7" 2225010
℗ 1972 

A) Ya Bani El Insane يا بني الإنسان
B) Al Madi Fate الماضي فات 

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A Whole Jil Jilala Feature Film?

Well I just stumbled across a whole dramatic film starring Jil Jilala as a band called Jil Jilala! The film "Le Paradis des Pauvres جنة الفقراء", directed by Imane Mesbahi, was released in 2001 or 2002, but it appears to have been filmed much earlier. Mustapha Baqbou is in the film and looks very young (and thin), but the songs featured are studio recordings from before Baqbou's tenure, including two from the Daouiwah album (1984). Baqbou joined the group around 1985, so I'm guessing this may have been filmed around that time.

The leading role is played by group member Moulay Tahar Al Asbahani, and Mohamed Derham is featured prominently in several scenes, in which he acquits himself quite well as an actor. The film also features the well-known Moroccan actress Touria Jabrane. You can watch the whole film on YouTube. It is in French and Moroccan darija, but there are no subtitles.

The film includes lip-synced performances of Jil Jilala's songs "Dak Bya Amrak", "Ah Ya Jilala", "Al Âar A Bouya", and "Daouiwah". It also features incidental music composed and performed by chaâbi/rai star Hamid Bouchenak, and a solo performance by Baqbou of the Gnawa song "Berrma Nana Soutanbi" that appears to have been recorded live for the film (though the synchronization in the YouTube version of the film is a little bit off). If you go to the YouTube page where the film has been uploaded, you can find my comment which contains time code links to the various musical pieces in the film.

Centre Cinématographique Marocain describes the film as:

"the story of five young Moroccans who leave their village in northern Morocco to go work somewhere in Europe. Despite their good intentions, they are confronted daily with racial hatred and xenophobia."

The Wikipedia page for the film claims (without attribution) that it was unsuccessful when released due to poor distribution and an ill-chosen release date. I'm no film expert, but it definitely feels to me like a 1980s film rather than a 2000s film, so that can't have helped its fate in 2001. It's not what I'd call a brilliant film, but it's fun to see these legendary musicians in a different setting (and in swell leather jackets)!

Thirty-Six Minutes of Rouicha Jamming

No words needed. Just Rouicha on the lotar and one or two bendir players. Thirty-six minutes of jammy Zayane goodness!

Rouicha Mohamed رويشة محمد
Ajmal at-Taqasim âla Aalat al Hajhouj أجمل التقاسيم على آلة الهجهوج
[The most beautiful improvisations on the hajhouj instrument]
Tichkaphone cassette TCK 763 تشكفون 

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