Boston Band Club d’Elf

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with musicians Michael Rivard, Brahim Fribgane and Hassan Hakmoun about their work with ensemble Club d’Elf. It is a Boston-based group that performs variations on the ancient Moroccan style of gnawa.

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2 comments for “Boston Band Club d’Elf”

  • Anonymous

    i thoroughly enjoyed learning about this form of music expression as i used to live in morocco.  i was particularly interested  in its association with healing.  I thought about a recent experience I had with gem therapy and how the colors were healing for me and registered a rhythmic effect internally.  I also thought about the color spectrum and how that mirrors a scale of notes, with the intensitve of the sounds relative to the color.  music as a form of healing we know has been used for such psychological and learning disabilities like autism but i have never heard of it used for healing otherwise.  this is a great tool for me.  thanks you

  • Anonymous

    i thoroughly enjoyed learning about this form of music expression as i used to live in morocco.  i was particularly interested  in its association with healing.  I thought about a recent experience I had with gem therapy and how the colors were healing for me and registered a rhythmic effect internally.  I also thought about the color spectrum and how that mirrors a scale of notes, with the intensitve of the sounds relative to the color.  music as a form of healing we know has been used for such psychological and learning disabilities like autism but i have never heard of it used for healing otherwise.  this is a great tool for me.  thanks you