Said Tichiti, founder of the Budapest, Hungary-based band Chalaban, is excited to lead the group on its first tour of North America, from Montreal to New York, Miami and Los Angeles — with a stop in ...
I had the pleasure of hosting an in-studio visit by members of the group Innov Gnawa earlier this week at KCRW, and I was entranced by the powerful rhythms and chants. Gnawa is Moroccan trance music, ...
Just a short ferry ride from Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar, Morocco is richly influenced by old Andalusia, nomadic Saharan rhythms and Berber traditions. The repertoire of popular Moroccan ...
Paul Bowles over a five-month period from July to December 1959. It is a snapshot, or perhaps a time capsule, of a culture then relatively pure and unmolested by the world outside. Paul Bowles lived ...
CASABLANCA, MOROCCO — This is an overwhelmingly Muslim country, but you wouldn’t know it from the music festivals. The Casablanca Festival turns the commercial capital into an urban Woodstock, with ...
The Alliance Française of New Orleans (AFNO) is excited to announce a vibrant collaboration with the New Orleans Public Library, offering a series of free workshops designed to introduce children to ...
Mizrahi music is enjoying a resurgence in Israel, with a new wave of musicians celebrating their North African and Middle Eastern roots. Atop that wave is the young singer Neta Elkayam, whose ...
Music festivals can sometimes feel repetitive. If you've gone to a few over the summer, just think about how many times you've seen the same artist perform in different cities. Reinventing the wheel ...
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The Global Mashup concert series presents a different pairing of artists ...
A celebration of music in Morocco. It can be agreed that music is a powerful force that can bridge communities together. This is especially true when it comes to the cultural diversity in Morocco, in ...
Gnawa music is often likened to American blues and gospel. Gnawa music is a mixture of African rhythms and Islamic poetry created by enslaved West Africans brought to Morocco. For centuries, it was ...
Samy Elmaghribi was a hugely popular Moroccan-music star. Salomon Amzallag was a beloved Sephardic cantor in Montreal. That the pop star and the liturgical giant were the same person has inspired a ...
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