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John Allen and Bella LeNestour

Tom interviews John Allen and Bella LeNestour, who've produced Wijdan, a film documentary about Moroccan Trance Music, now available on DVD.

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By Tom Schnabel • May 18, 2008 • 37m Listen

Tom interviews John Allen and Bella LeNestour, who've produced Wijdan: The Mystery of Gnawa, a film documentary, now available on DVD. A music written about by Beat Poets and expat Paul Bowles, and loved by musicians from Brian Jones to Robert Plant, the film explores the roots of Moroccan trance music and puts it into the context of sacred healing and human potential movements.

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