Bachir Attar is the leader of the ancient founding family of Trance from the village of Jajouka in Morocco. He and his youngest brother Mustapha are masters of the gimbre, rhaita, drums and lira and possess the healing Baraka given to their family by the Moslem Saint Sidi Ahmed Sheik. In the past, Bachir and Mustapha have collaborated with Talvin Singh, Paul Bowles, Ornette Coleman, Deborah Harry, Sonic Youth, Elliott Sharp, Bill Laswell, Brian Jones, The Rolling Stones, and last year with the London Philharmonic Orchestra for the score of the feature film The Cell. They now bring their mastery of collaboration and sonic explorations on tour with Critters Buggin
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