The 26th Gnaoua and World Music Festival returns to Essaouira, Morocco, from June 19 to 21, 2025. Since its founding in 1998, the festival has…
From Trance to Transcendence: Gnaoua Festival Goes Global Again
Tag: Moroccan music
Morocco’s Visa For Music Showcase Deadline Extended for 2025
The application deadline for Visa For Music 2025, the leading showcase and professional market for music from Africa and the Middle East, has been extended…
Al Andaluz Project Takes the Number One Spot on Transglobal World Music Chart, February 2025
The Songs of Iman Kandoussi: Traditional Arabic Andalusian by Al Andaluz Project has landed at #1 on Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of…
Visa For Music 2024 Reveals Conferences Program
World music conference and showcase Visa for Music in Morocco has announced its 2024 conferences program. The event will take place November 20-24 in Rabat.…
Lyam Akram’s Spirited Moroccan Alchemy
Sometimes all an artist needs is the right meetup of traditional and contemporary sounds. Moroccan / French singer Lyam Akram achieves as much with “Nassibi,”…
Habibi Festival 2024: A Celebration of Southwest Asian and North African Sounds
(headline image: Israa Shalaby – Photo by Sachyn Mital) The Habibi Festival has returned for its fourth year, October 8 – 12, 2024. The event…
Extraordinary Moroccan Singer Nabyla Maan
Moroccan artist Nabyla Maân was born on December 6, 1987, in Fes, Morocco. She was raised in a traditional Moroccan music environment, studying under eminent…
Ikram Launches her new single “Mar, Sangre, Arena”
The Spanish-Moroccan singer-songwriter Ikram has released her new single, “Mar, Sangre, Arena” (Sea, Blood, Sand). This song combines electronic music with traditional North African sounds…
Tarwa N-Tiniri Celebrate Amazigh Music and Desert Culture
Tarwa N-Tiniri – Akal (Tarwa N-Tiniri, 2024) Tarwa N-Tiniri’s Akal is the second album by the Amazigh band, meaning “Land” in the Tamazight language. The…
Festival MED 2024, Part 3. Roberto Fonseca and Additional Moroccan and Lusophone Talent
On Friday, July 28, Day 2 of Festival Med unfolded with an impressive lineup that drew a significantly larger crowd. The increased attendance created a…