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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 1932-2000. It was first published in 1975 book by the Capra Press in Santa Barbara, California. The editor was Edouard Roditi.[1] It was part of a chapbook series which also included Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller. Hamri was the only Moroccan published in the series. [2]


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 (mythology). Translation from the original Magrebi is by Blanca Nyland.[3]

In 2003 The Black Eagle Press in Tangier Morocco produced a new edition of the book which contained an introduction and three extra tales.[4]

See Also

  1. ^ Hamri, Mohamed, tales of Joujouka", (Santa Barbarra, 1975)
  2. ^ Hamri, Mohamed, Tales of Joujouka", (Santa Barbarra, 1975)
  3. ^ Hamri,Mohamed, Tales of Joujouka (Santa Barbara, 1975)
  4. ^ Hamri, Mohamed<tales of Joujouka (Tangier, 2003)
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