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[[File:Gnaoua (Gnawa) musicians performing during the 2010 Gnaoua festival in the city of Essaouira, Morocco.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Gnaoua ([[Gnawa]]) musicians performing during the 2010 Gnaoua World Music Festival in the city of [[Essaouira]], Morocco]] |
[[File:Gnaoua (Gnawa) musicians performing during the 2010 Gnaoua festival in the city of Essaouira, Morocco.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Gnaoua ([[Gnawa]]) musicians performing during the 2010 Gnaoua World Music Festival in the city of [[Essaouira]], Morocco]] |
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The '''Gnaoua World Music Festival''' is a [[Gnawa music]] festival held annually in [[Essaouira]], [[Morocco]]. |
The '''Gnaoua World Music Festival''' is a [[Gnawa music]] festival held annually in [[Essaouira]], [[Morocco]]. It was founded in 1998 by A3 Groupe, a private event-organizing company located in Casablanca.<ref>{{cite web |title=AFAC |url=https://www.arabculturefund.org/Programs/Jurors/341 |website=www.arabculturefund.org}}</ref> |
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The festival provides a platform for a meeting point of music and dialogue between foreign artists and the mystical [[Gnaoua]] (also [[Gnawa]]) musicians. In this melting-pot of musical fusion, the [[Gnaoua]] masters invite players of [[jazz]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Rock music|rock]] and contemporary [[World music]] to explore new avenues. The festivals see up to 500,000 visitors every year over four days; many of the performances can be viewed for free, which complicates comparison with other festivals.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/id/42150834/page/21 "The Worlds's Biggest Music Festivals"] [sic], CNBC.</ref> |
The festival provides a platform for a meeting point of music and dialogue between foreign artists and the mystical [[Gnaoua]] (also [[Gnawa]]) musicians. In this melting-pot of musical fusion, the [[Gnaoua]] masters invite players of [[jazz]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Rock music|rock]] and contemporary [[World music]] to explore new avenues. The festivals see up to 500,000 visitors every year over four days; many of the performances can be viewed for free, which complicates comparison with other festivals.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/id/42150834/page/21 "The Worlds's Biggest Music Festivals"] [sic], CNBC.</ref> |
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The Gnaoua World Music Festival is a Gnawa music festival held annually in Essaouira, Morocco. It was founded in 1998 by A3 Groupe, a private event-organizing company located in Casablanca.[1]
The festival provides a platform for a meeting point of music and dialogue between foreign artists and the mystical Gnaoua (also Gnawa) musicians. In this melting-pot of musical fusion, the Gnaoua masters invite players of jazz, pop, rock and contemporary World music to explore new avenues. The festivals see up to 500,000 visitors every year over four days; many of the performances can be viewed for free, which complicates comparison with other festivals.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "AFAC". www.arabculturefund.org.
- ^ "The Worlds's Biggest Music Festivals" [sic], CNBC.
External links
- Homepage
- Paris Holds Exhibition of Moroccan Gnaoua
- (in French) Gnaoua World Music Festival by the authors of Wiki Musique
- "Gnaoua & Musique du Monde".
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