The Gnaoua Festival Tour 2017 stopped in D.C. on the night of Mar. 18 for a much-awaited performance at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Before the show, Hicham El Kebbaj, the artistic ...
"When I first heard Gnaoua music I heard Jimmy Blanton in the sound of the hajhouj, I heard the blues... I heard the black church..." The words of jazz master Randy Weston ring true with each ...
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Women redefine Gnaoua at Essaouira Festival
In Essaouira, the Gnaoua and World Music Festival opened with its signature festive parade through the medina, celebrating the city’s rich Gnaoua heritage. Recognized by UNESCO in 2019, Gnaoua is both ...
On a wintery night in The Hague, the opening ceremony of the 2nd edition of the Gnaoua Festival commences at the Paard venue, located slap-bang in the city centre. Performing this evening is Maalema ...
Essaouira – After a long break due to the Covid pandemic, the Gnaoua festival returns in its usual format to the port city of Essaouira, in western Morocco. RFI met festival producer Neila Tazi. The ...
Also known as "tagnaouite", it gained worldwide recognition after it was listed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage in 2019. "Why shouldn't women be part of this dynamic?" asked Asma Hamzaoui at ...
Young Moroccan women are bringing new and inclusive energy to the centuries-old art of Gnaoua, a spiritual musical repertoire traditionally reserved for men. Also known as "tagnaouite", it gained ...
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