The tradition inherited from the Sufi rites and ceremonies of Al-Andalus has survived through the prayers of the brotherhoods in the Maghreb. These brotherhoods, which are still very much alive, have continued to spread their branches as a result of the human impulse of the spiritual leaders throughout history.

The Sufi chants that form part of the Samá (spiritual concert) constitute the other side of Andalusi music, as religious and mystic texts were integrated in the Andalusi musical modes. Some of these musical modes have not been lost thanks to the fact that they took refuge in the hidden world of the chants of the brotherhoods, when the atmosphere at court was hostile to their musical presence, or at times when Western colonisers posed a cultural danger.

The author of most of the poems included on this recording was al-Harrák. These are still sung today especially in the brotherhoods in Tangier and Tetuan in Morocco to which the solo performers on this CD belong, whom accompany Eduardo Paniagua and Omar Metioui in this recording.