Nass El Ghiwane – A Musical Tour De Force & The Rolling Stones of Africa
Nass El Ghiwane appeared on the scene in the late 1960’s in Morocco. Whenever mentioned in the Western literature, they are referred to as The Rolling Stones , as American Producer Martin Scorsese once put it. They have been the most politicized of all the chaabbi-fusion groups and placed great emphasis on their lyrics, which are […]
Fes Festival of Sacred Music in Morocco
The Fes Festival of Sacred Music is one of the widest acclaimed world music events. For fifteen years the festival has been bringing together musicians and visitors from all around the world and uniting them in Morocco with the spiritual music from a variety of different cultures. The idea of the festival is to promote […]
Mystical Morocco’s Tour With The Master Musicians of Jajouka
The Master Musicians of Jajouka is a group led by Bachir Attar, from the village of Jajouka near Ksar-el-Kebir in the southern Rif Mountains Northern Morocco. The inhabitants of this small village are from the Ahl Sherif (“the saintly”) tribe. The Attar clan of Jajouka is the founding family of Jajouka and keepers of one of the […]
Travel Morocco: Learn to Play Gnawa Music
[vc_row][vc_column][sc_youtube aspect_ratio=”4:3″ video_id=”g_qThG8fUck”][vc_column_text] Watch this video of Moroccan musician and lecturer Yassir Chadly as he explains how to build a gimbri and the fundamentals of playing Gnawa Sufi music. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
