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Music Gnawa Gnaoua Maalam Omar Hayat Festival Essaouira 2019
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Video Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvUQaD1Biow
Gnawa music originates from the Gnawa ethnic group, who were brought to Morocco from sub-Saharan Africa beginning around the 11th century. They were trafficked as slaves, and probably originated from Mali, Senegal, Chad, and Nigeria. The term Gnawa was therefore first used as a color designation, to mean the black people. There was originally no one common culture between these different groups when they arrived in Morocco. The Gnawa people also included a group of indigenous black Berbers from the south of Morocco. • Through their ceremonies, their songs and gatherings, these people made restitution not of an “imagined community” but a real one to reconcile a fragmented past. The Gnawa provide a fascinating story of how they re/constructed their identity against a broken cultural continuity. - Dr. Chouki El Hamel, Professor of History at Arizona State University • Read more : • http://musicofmorocco.weebly.com/hist...
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