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Random moment #9 – March of the trolls
Random moment is our playlist series started during the 2020 pandemic. Rather than sitting around worrying about catching the virus, we might as well spread some musical ideas online. #9 – march of the trolls has a few urgent classical instrumentals, enjoy + like. #spotify #playlist #nowplaying #alicesarahott #edvardgrieg #valentinalisitsa #michaelnyman #gyorgyligeti #philipglass
Riads and Dars, part 2
Continuing with a tour of riads and dars … I think Astrakan Cafe by Anouar Brahem on ECM suits the mood of this dar, especially Track 14 Astrakan Cafe – 2 and Track 8 Parfum de gitane. Part 1 of this post is here. spotify:album:11AANoNamBHA1GwL2naAQb On our return to Marrakech in the second week, we…
Riads and Dars, part 1
Staying at a riad (or dar) is part of the Moroccan experience. For our two weeks in Marrakech, Fes, Ouazazate and Essaouira, we stayed at 2 riads, 3 dars and had a dinner in a riad where we were too late to make a room booking. I selected a few songs for this post. spotify:playlist:2598JDKueapiRWCVTwlHU6…
Random moment #8 – All I wanna do
Random moment is our playlist series started during the 2020 pandemic. Rather than sitting around worrying about catching the virus, we might as well spread some musical ideas online. #8 – all i wanna do … is have some fun … a bunch of feel-good pop, enjoy + like. #spotify #playlist #nowplaying #sherylcrow #sergiomendes #blackeyedpeas…
Volubilis, an archaeological gem
While we were staying in Fes, we took a day trip to Meknes and Volubilis. Meknes, one of the imperial cities of old Morocco, did not make much of an impression on us but Volubilis is a gem. First, let’s put on some Morocco traditional music made with an Oud – a type of lute.…
Random moment #7 – Infinito particular
Random moment is our playlist series started during the 2020 pandemic. Rather than sitting around worrying about catching the virus, we might as well spread some musical ideas online. #7 – infinito particular – from brazil mostly, new and old, enjoy + like. #spotify #playlist #nowplaying #marissamonte #madonna #maluma #bebelgilberto #céu
