Mohamed Hamri

[2] He was born in 1932 in Jajouka, a village at the southern end of the Rif Mountains near Ksar el-Kebir, in northern Morocco.

[8] Rolling Stones founder and multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones met Hamri when he visited Morocco in 1967.

[citation needed][9] In 1975, Hamri's book Tales of Joujouka, which told stories from the village, including "The Legend of Boujeloud", the half-goat/half-man creature celebrated in the annual ritual, was published by Capra Press in Santa Barbara.

The show, a celebration of William Burroughs, Brion Gysin and the Tangier beat scene, was documented in the documentary Destroy all Rational Thought, directed by Joe Ambrose and Frank Rynne.

[11] Hamri had over 50 exhibitions of his paintings in Morocco, Spain, Lebanon, Canary Islands, Germany, United States, UK and Ireland during his lifetime.

[12] He died in 2000 and is buried in the centre of the village, close to the tomb of the local Muslim saint Sidi Ahmed Sheikh.

Mohamed Hamri "Young Moroccans" Oil on panel 46x48 cm
Mohamed Hamri "Tangier" Oil on canvas 30x35 cm
Mohamed Hamri "Tangier" Oil on canvas 30x35 cm
Mohamed Hamri "Tangier" Oil on canvas 30x35 cm
Mohamed Hamri "Characters" Oil on canvas 60x44 cm
Mohamed Hamri "Characters" Oil on canvas 60x44 cm
Mohamed Hamri "Composition" Oil on canvas 62x38 cm
Mohamed Hamri "Composition" Oil on canvas 62x38 cm
Cover of Hamri's Tales of Joujouka , Capra Press, 1975 showing Boujeloud/Pan