TRAVEL TO A GLOBAL VILLAGE

This set is based on the concept that music is a universal language, where borders do not exist; just emotions and feelings in each person who listens to it. Music revolves around the world to make itself heard. This concept should also apply to everybody. We must be universal and walk together in the same global village to live in a happier world.

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MOROCCO: RISSANI (DESERT GATEWAY)

New Years Day in Merzouga. Its 8:00 a. m. Outside the hostel the driver of the van is waiting for us to start the 3 hour journey through the stony and low sand desert (HAMADA) to Rissani.

Rissani is the gateway to the desert, former commercial capital and famous for its market. On the way to Rissani we dont stop, but we greet the nomads we meet on our way.

RISSANI is located near an oasis and there feels less dry compared to Merzouga. This city, with its miedeval appearance, can hypnotize you within its market where time stands still.

When you arrive, you can imagine that its Tuesday. Theres a lot of people on the street doing their shopping. To my right I see a halt with several donkeys where the market begins before entering the maze of wooden roofs, cane and cloth to protect the products from the sun. To my left I feel the presence of the army watching over the safety of everyone.

I decide to spend the day in the souk, visiting the merchants and discovering the culture of this city in its day to day.

Its time for a Berber lunch and a good mint tea before we start. The market has everything: hairdressers, food, fabrics, clothes, all kinds of repairs and crafts in brass and ceramics. It is a market with great charm and visual impact, especially in the spice stalls which are full of colour and traditional Moroccan aromas. Dozens of them sharpen all the senses.

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Copyright photo@Toni Moragues

Mastered by Edgar StiglitZ

Text edit by Tamara Rock

Tracklist:Special thanks to the artists that harmonize my sets with their songs.

1 Sphaeram Original Mix Exotic Refreshment Ltd
— Kolomin
2 Lavender Bloom — Amonita

3 Bob Fossil — Gab Rhome