Mallim Ali Abdeslam El Attar RIP

Mallim Ali Abdeslam El Attar, the oldest Master Musicians of Joujouka and uncle of the current leader of the group Ahmed El Attar passed away this morning at his home in Joujouka at 9.30am. Ali was 103 years of age.  He was the last living Master Musician who had worked with Brion Gsysin in the 1950s annd Brian Jones in the 1960s.
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(Thanx Frank!)
Photo by Jill Furmanovsky