- The
Gnawa (/ɡ(ə)ˈnɑːwə/) (or Gnaoua, Ghanawa, Ghanawi, Gnawi'; Arabic: ڭناوة) are an
ethnic group inhabiting the Maghreb, that had been
brought as slaves...
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Gnawa music (Ar. ڭْناوة or كْناوة) is a body of
Moroccan religious songs and rhythms. Its well-preserved
heritage combines ritual poetry with traditional...
- The
Gnaoua World Music Festival is a
festival for
mainly Gnawa music artists, held
annually in Essaouira, Morocco. It was
founded in 1998 by Moroccan...
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Gnawa Diffusion is an
Algerian Gnawa music band
based in Grenoble, France. The group's lead singer,
Amazigh (literally
meaning 'Free Man' in Tamazight)...
- who
specializes in the
Gnawa style.
Hakmoun was born to a
family of
musicians who
introduced him to the
musical world of the
Gnawa. By age four, he performed...
- castanet-like
musical instrument primarily used as the
rhythmic aspect of
Gnawa music.
Gnawa today is part of the
North African culture and is
inherent in the...
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reggada is ****ociated with the Beni-Zn****en
region ( Oujda, Berkane..),
gnawa with
Essaouira and Marrakesh,
ahidus with the
Middle Atlas,
ahwash with...
- language, is a
three stringed skin-covered b****
plucked lute used by the
Gnawa people. It is
approximately the size of a guitar, with a body
carved from...
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Kasbah Gnawa (Arabic: قصبة ڭناوة), also
referred to as:
Kasbah of
Gnaouas or
Ismailian Kasbah is a
kasbah located in the city of Salé in Morocco, and...
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Music and
Dance in Rabat. Later, he was
initiated into the
tradition of
Gnawa music by maâlem (master musician) Ba Houmane, and the guembri, a b**** lute...
