mʌstˈɑːfə bˈækbuː hˌuː wʌz tˈɔːt baɪ hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, mˈɑːləm aɪˈætʃi bˈækbuː ænd hɪz ˈoʊldɚ bɹˈʌðɚ, ˈæxmɛd bˈækbuː æz wˈɛl æz ðɪ ˌɪnfluːˈɛnʃəl kˌæsɐblˈæŋkə mˈɑːləm, mˈɑːləm sˈæm, hɐz nˈaʊ ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə hɪz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl wˈɜːk æz ɐ nˈɑːwə mˈɑːləm, ænd ɪz ɐmˌʌŋ ðə mˈoʊst vˈɛnɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə mˈæɹeɪkətʃ skˈuːl ʌv nˈɑːwə.
Mustafa Bakbou who was taught by his father, Maâlem Ayachi Bakbou and his older brother, Ahmed Bakbou as well as the influential Casablanca maâlem, Maâlem Sam, has now  returned to his original work as a gnawa maâlem, and is among the most venerated from the Marrakech school of gnawa.