Maarifa Street: Magic Realism Volume Two

Maarifa Street: Magic Realism Volume Two is an album by Jon Hassell. It was released on the Nyen label in 2005.[1] The album was recorded live in Milan, Montreal and Paris, with the exception of "New Gods" which was recorded in Game Room Studios, Los Angeles. It was dedicated to the memory of Mati Klarwein.[2]

Maarifa Street: Magic Realism Volume Two
Live album / studio album by Jon Hassell
Released	2005
Genre	Avant-garde
Length	61:56
Label	Nyen
Producer	Jon Hassell
Jon Hassell chronology
Fascinoma (1999) Maarifa Street: Magic Realism Volume Two (2005) Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street (2009)

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Hassell, except as noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Divine S.O.S." (Hassell, Peter Freeman)	7:14
2.	"Maarifa Street"	7:08
3.	"Warm Shift"	4:22
4.	"Open Secret (Paris)"	11:47
5.	"New Gods"	7:55
6.	"Darbari Bridge"	11:33
7.	"Open Secret (Milano)"	11:42
Total length:		61:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Musicians Jon Hassell – trumpet, keyboards Peter Freeman – bass, programming Rick Cox – guitar Dhafer Youssef – voice, oud John Beasley – keyboards Abdou Mboup – drums (original source performance) Paolo Fresu – trumpet, effects Pete Lockett – drums Dino J.A. Deane – live sampling

Technical personnel Jon Hassell – production Peter Freeman – co-production, mixing engineer Jean-Michel Reusser - executive producer Scott Hull – mastering John Coulthart – design Mati Klarwein – artwork

References

1. Segal, Dave (1 July 2005). "Jon Hassell: Maarifa Street". JazzTimes. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
2. Hansen, Liane (15 May 2005). "'Fourth World' Music from Hassell's 'Maarifa Street'". NPR. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

External links

• Official Website
• Maarifa Street: Magic Realism Volume Two at Discogs (list of releases)