Morocco News central:  Thirteenth Gnaoua World Music Festival Ends

Thirteenth Gnaoua World Music Festival Ends
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During this big artistic event, scheduled June 24-27, Essaouira throbbed to
African, Maghreb, Balkan and Caucasian rhythms.
The festival featured 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 also enjoyed concerts by Georgian Ballet dancers and Armenian Navy
Band.
Fifty-eight concerts and five conferences on Gnaoua music were held during the
festival which brought together 300 artists.
The festival provides a platform for exchanges and a meeting point of music and
dialogue between foreign artists and the mystical Gnaoua musicians. In this
melting-pot of musical fusion, the Gnaoua masters invite players of jazz, pop,
rock and contemporary music to explore new avenues.
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