Morocco News central:  Thirteenth Gnaoua Music Festival opens in Essaouira

Thirteenth Gnaoua Music Festival opens in Essaouira
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During this big artistic event, which runs from June 24 through 27, Essaouira
will throb to African, Maghrebian, Balkan and Caucasian rythms.
The festival features performances by famous Gnaoua masters, known as Maalems,
including Mohamed Kouyou and Saïd Kouyou, in addition to renowned world
musicians such as Algerian Amazigh Kateb and Pakistani Faiz Ali Faiz.
Music lovers will also enjoy concerts by Georgian Ballet dancers and Armenian
Navy Band.
Fifty-eight concerts and five conferences on Gnaoua music are scheduled during
the festival, which brings together 300 artists.
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