00:02This is the moment the people of Atawaira, widely regarded as the birthplace of Gnawa music, look forward to all
00:10year.
00:11The grand parade of Gnawa brotherhoods from across Morocco wins through the city's Medina to open the festival.
00:20Founded 27 years ago by Nahila Tazi, the event has become a cultural institution.
00:29Africa is part of the festival's DNA at the art of the project of Gnawa culture which draws its roots
00:36from different countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
00:39It carries a long history of displacement and of artists descended from formal slaves.
00:45It was important for us to highlight this aspect which was overlooked for decades, a culture that was marginalized for
00:54far long despite having an extraordinary story to tell the world.
01:02This year also marks the return of renowned Cameroonian bassist Richard Bonner after an eight-year absence from the festival.
01:21Our African music has always shared common roots whether it's Gnawa, Sabah, Bolobo or any other African tradition.
01:30If you understand the grammar, you can easily read or understand the music.
01:35It all comes back to the rhythm. Rhythm is something that is never foreign to us as Africans.
01:43This year the organizers went even further.
01:45Young Gnawa master, young Gnawa master, Medi Kwamum from Agadir, joined forces with Hailem's spirit of gospel choir blending traditions
01:54that share a common heritage of Gnawa and gospel.
01:58For Africa, they are trying to bring all this culture home to play with Gnawa music and this is the
02:06definition of Gnawa, the festival of Gnawa.
02:09The next edition in 2027 already promises new collaborations between African musical traditions and the Gnawa heritage.
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