Sounds of the Sahara

Rockin’ the Casbah - New York Times: "But it was a sojourn by Jimi Hendrix, the guitar idol who vacationed in Essaouira in 1969, a year before his death, that inspired visits by Mr. Ehrlich and countless other musicians and fans, many of whom believe that Hendrix’s song “Castles Made of Sand” was inspired by Borj El Baroud, the ghostly, turreted remains of a Portuguese fort decomposing off the beach south of the city."


Such a lovely song... adds another compelling argument to the mystique and magnetic draw that's building up around Morocco for me.