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Every day in Morocco starts, pre-dawn, with a call to prayer. From there, who knows what's on the plate -- the hypnotic, mystical gnawa music brought into the country centuries ago by southern African slaves. The pensive sound of the oud. Centuries-old classical music from Moorish-era Spain. The plaintive wail of the rebab, a two-stringed violin, or the American banjo put in service of native Berber music. Sample it here.