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Tourism website specializing in Moroccan tours.
Experience Morocco through its living music traditions — from the hypnotic trance rhythms of Gnawa to the Sufi devotional music of the Aïssawa, the Berber folk songs of the Atlas and the classical Andalusian orchestras of Fès and Tetouan. Gnawa music originated with sub-Saharan African enslaved peoples brought to Morocco centuries ago and has evolved into a deeply spiritual healing tradition using sintir bass lutes, qraqeb metal castanets and call-and-response chanting. Live Gnawa performances happen nightly at Berber desert camps and in dedicated venues in Marrakech. The Gnawa World Music Festival in Essaouira each June brings together international jazz musicians and Gnawa masters for a free outdoor festival on the Atlantic ramparts.