Born In 1951 In Essaouira Mahmoud Gania Came From One Of The Great Gnawa Families. A Respected Singer And Guimbri Player He Was One Of The Most Prolific Recording Musicians In Morocco. From The 1970s Until His Death In 2015 He Released Many Albums For A Variety Of Moroccan Labels As Well As Recording With Artists As Diverse As Pharoah Sanders Peter Brotzmann James Holden And Floating Points.