Kano Anfasu Dhikir ver 1 - Al-Mustapha Al-Qamaru

Описание: This is the first in a series of dhikir clips showing religious performances of the Qadiriyya Sufi order in Kano city, northern Nigeria. The recordings were done as part of a larger documentary film project on Sufi religious performing arts in Muslim northern Nigeria. I recorded this -- my first recording of the performances -- in May 2008 in Kano. This clip containing the poem, 'Al-Mustapha Al-Qamaru', is the most complete of all the five clips in this channel (a shorter version is given in my Zoborodo channel). The others highlight a moment or two of a significant segment of the performances, and were field-recorded from 2009 to 2010 in the same location. The documentary film captures the complete performances of each poem as a 'track'. The tracks are interspersed with commentary from participants.

I have started uploading the Tijjaniyya dhikir also, and will upload more on this channel. Look around and you will see the first.

Regardless of your views about this as a religious activity, please note these clips are meant to capture the cultural flows and dynamics of religious performances in the city of Kano. I will not respond to any debate about the performances, as I am not an Islamic scholar, but an ethnomusicologist. Abdalla Uba Adamu ([email protected]).