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The music is an evocation of sustained ecstasy. It is chaotic, cacophonous, sometimes at war with itself. And it is utterly intoxicating. JOHN LELAND, NEWSWEEK

The primordial sounds of a 4000 year old rock n roll band. Bachir Attar is the rightful leader of the Master Musicians of Jajouka. WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS, BEAT WRITER

Live Volume 1 is the first Jajouka release in 8 years & marks the triumphant return of the legendary Master Musicians of Jajouka, led since 1982 by Bachir Attar. Recorded in Lisbon on the final night of a week long tribute to Paul Bowles, Live Volume 1 is the debut release on Jajouka Records, owned and operated by Bachir Attar and the Master Musicians of Jajouka. The album contains several new and never before released tracks, capturing the group at the height of their powers.

Jajouka are currently booking dates, and will be touring North America in February of 2009 in support of the upcoming documentary, The Hand of Fatima. Directed by Augusta Palmer, the film documents her travels to Morocco to investigate her father's (esteemed rock critic Robert Palmer) relationship with The Master Musicians of Jajouka.

The Master Musicians of Jajouka were first heard by the western world on Brian Jones Presents the Pipes of Pan At Jajouka released two years after Jones' tragic death in 1969. The music of the Master Musicians soon captivated a generation of musicians and led to seminal recordings with Ornette Coleman on 1973s Dancing In Your Head and the Joel Rubiner produced Master Musicians of Jajouka. Jajouka were introduced to a new generation in 1989, appearing on The Rolling Stones Steel Wheels album. In 1992, Jajouka released the Bill Laswell produced Apocalypse Across the Sky on Laswell's Axiom imprint.

As a solo artist, Bachir Attar has recorded and toured with including Maceo Parker, The Rolling Stones, Critters Buggin , Steve Lacey, Deborah Harry, Ornette Coleman and Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo. Attar also collaborated with highly respected improvisational artist Elliot Sharp on the album In New York and they toured together. In 1994 Bachir collaborated with The Rolling Stones for the re-release of Brian Jones Presents the Pipes of Pan At Jajouka.