Club d'Elf 12/11/2011 Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY

Schoeps mk4(DINa, on stage dfc)->kc-5->cmc6->Sound Devices 744T -> WAV (@24/96); 
WAV -> SoundForge Pro 10.0c (normalize; 96->44.1 resample with iZotope 64-Bit SRC at higher than "Highest Quality" setting w/anti-alias filter; 
24->16 bit dither using iZotope MBIT+ Dither with Ultra noise shaping, High dither settings) -> CDWav -> FLAC

Recorded, tracked and posted by Eric McRoberts



1.  Scorpionic ->
2.  Sand (for Mark) ->
3.  Instar ->
4.  stage banter - Hassan enters
5.  Challaban *
6.  Allal *
7.  stage banter - guests stay / band exits
8.  Hassan song #1 +
9.  Hassan song #2 + ->
10. Hassan song #3 +^
11. End Of Firpo
12. banter - Hassan returns
13. Zeed al Maal *
14. stage banter - one more song
15. Sidi Rabi

* = w/Hassan and Said
+ = just Hassan, Said, and Chikako
^ = also w/Brahim

Band Lineup:
John Medeski - keys, piano, melodica
Brahim Fribgane - oud, percussion, vocals
Mister Rourke - turntables
Matt Kilmer - acoustic & electric percussion
Mike Rivard - basses, sintir, bass kalimba, fearless leader, humble narrator
Dean Johnston - drums

special guests:
Hassan Hakmoun - sintir, percussion, vocals
Said Damir - percussion, vocals
Chikako Iwahori - tap, vocals
