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Cover of Hamri's Tales of Joujouka, Capra Press, 1975 showing Boujeloud/Pan

Tales of Joujouka is a book by Moroccan painter Mohamed Hamri. It was first published in 1975 book by the Capra Press in Santa Barbara, California. It was part of a chapbook series which also included Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller. Hamri was the only Moroccan published in the series.


It is a collection of the tales and legends of the village of Jajouka and its master musicians Master Musicians of Joujouka. The book includes "The Legend of Boujeloud" which relates the origin myth for the Master Musicians of Joujouka and their association with the deity Pan. Translation from the original Magrebi is by Blanca Nyland.[1]

See Also

  1. ^ Hamri,Mohamed, Tales of Joujouka (Santa Barbara, 1975)
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