Brian Jones Presents The Pipes of Pan at Jajouka

Brian Jones Presents the Pipes of Pan at Joujouka was an album produced by Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones. The album was recorded on 29 July 1968 in the musicians' village in Morocco and released on the Rolling Stones' own record label, Rolling Stones Records, catalogue no. COC 49100, and distributed by ATCO, a division of "Atlantic Recording Corporation, Musidor, N.V." in 1971. It is widely credited with being the first World music LP, and wa... more

Brian Jones Presents the Pipes of Pan at Joujouka was an album produced by Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones. The album was recorded on 29 July 1968 in the musicians' village in Morocco and released on the Rolling Stones' own record label, Rolling Stones Records, catalogue no. COC 49100, and distributed by ATCO, a division of "Atlantic Recording Corporation, Musidor, N.V." in 1971. It is widely credited with being the first World music LP, and was significant for presenting the Moroccan group to a global audience, drawing other musicians "following" in Jones' footsteps to Jajouka, including jazz great Ornette Coleman. The album was a recording of the Moroccan group the Master Musicians of Joujouka, in performance in their village, Jajouka, spelled "Joujouka" on the original album. Jones called the tracks "a specially chosen representation" of music played in the village during the annual week-long Rites of Pan Festival. Painter/novelist Brion Gysin first heard music from the area with... less