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Frank Rynne is an Irish-born singer, record producer, art curator, film-maker, writer and historian. He has played in three bands ] in 1984, ] (1985-1994) and ] (1996- ). He has produced three CDs of Moroccan folk music featuring ]. In 1992 Rynne co-organised The Here to Go Show, an international art show featuring the works of William s Burroughs and Brion Gysin and, with fellow organisers Joe Ambrose and Terry Wilson, co-wrote Man from Nowhere. He co-produced the 2 CD "10%: file under Burroughs" (1996).
'''Frank Rynne''', an Irish-born producer for the ] label, is a staunch advocate of the work and views of the late Moroccan painter ].

Early years
Rynne has produced recordings on both of the ] albums on ], the compilation ''Moroccan Trance Music, Vol. 2: Sufi'', and the ''10% File Under Burroughs'' compilation. His best known productions were recorded in the mid-1990s for the ''Joujouka Black Eyes'' and ''Boujeloud'' releases by the Master Musicians of Joujouka.
Rynne first came to national prominece in Ireland playing rhythm guitar with ], a Dublin-based rockabilly band with a large national following. In 1985 he formed ], a ] band strongly influenced by ] and ]. The Baby Snakes released an EP and two LPs, ] and ], before moving to ], ] in 1988.

Their third and final LP was produced by ] soundman and producer, ]. In 1990, the band recruited drummer ] ,a founder member of ]. After Preston's death in 1992 Rynne began to work on projects related to Beat writer ] and ].
He is listed as contributing vocals on an album called ''Sweet Hunger'' by an Irish group called ]. He has also performed onstage in the mid 1990s with fellow music promoter ] in an "experimental hip hop" outfit called The Islamic Diggers.

In 1992, Rynne participated in documenting "The Here to Go Show" in ], ]. This show, which included an appearance by Mohamed Hamri, was documented in the film ''Destroy all Rational Thought'', directed by Rynne and Joe Ambrose. The show celebrated the works of ] and ], as well as the ] ]. Ambrose and Rynne worked with ] collaborator Stakker on the movie ''Joujouka'' (1997). The same year, Rynne also collaborated with writers Terry Wilson and Joe Ambrose in authoring ''Man from Nowhere: Storming the Citadels of Enlightenment With William Burroughs and Brion Gysin''.

His production of the Master Musicians of Joujouka album ''Boujeloud'' was released in 2006.


== Further reading == == Further reading ==

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Frank Rynne is an Irish-born singer, record producer, art curator, film-maker, writer and historian. He has played in three bands Those Handsome Devils in 1984, The Baby Snakes (1985-1994) and Islamic Diggers (1996- ). He has produced three CDs of Moroccan folk music featuring The Master Musicians of Joujouka. In 1992 Rynne co-organised The Here to Go Show, an international art show featuring the works of William s Burroughs and Brion Gysin and, with fellow organisers Joe Ambrose and Terry Wilson, co-wrote Man from Nowhere. He co-produced the 2 CD "10%: file under Burroughs" (1996).

Early years Rynne first came to national prominece in Ireland playing rhythm guitar with Those Handsome Devils, a Dublin-based rockabilly band with a large national following. In 1985 he formed The Baby Snakes, a rock'n'roll band strongly influenced by The New York Dolls and Alex Chilton. The Baby Snakes released an EP and two LPs, This City Sucks and Sweet Hunger, before moving to Brixton, London in 1988. Their third and final LP was produced by Sex Pistols soundman and producer, Dave Goodman. In 1990, the band recruited drummer Nigel Preston ,a founder member of The Cult. After Preston's death in 1992 Rynne began to work on projects related to Beat writer William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin.

Further reading

  • Ambrose, Joe; Wilson, Terry; and Rynne, Frank (1992). Man from Nowhere: Storming the Citadels of Enlightenment With William Burroughs and Brion Gysin. Autonomedia. ISBN 0-9520217-0-6.
  • "Joe Ambrose: Literary Editor" bio. Outsideleft. Retrieved Jan. 15, 2007.
  • Rynne, Frank (October 2005). "Paris Notes by Frank Rynne". The Handstand. Retrieved Jan. 14, 2007.

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