{"id":25149,"date":"2013-02-13T15:36:35","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T15:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/?p=25149"},"modified":"2026-06-15T09:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T08:25:15","slug":"art-magic-and-music-in-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/travel-insight\/art-magic-and-music-in-morocco.htm","title":{"rendered":"Art, Magic and Music in Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"

The festival capital of Africa- Morocco is one of the most dazzling and stunning destination of this word that amuses a large variety of travelers and tourists. Very famous for the Marrakech souks, the place is also well known for plenty other inspiring attractions. It is the cradle of music and rhythm that shows off the Berber, African and Arab influences in the form of its fantastic festivals and that\u2019s why multitudes of visitors take cheap fights to Marrakech<\/a> to have the most exciting and amazing time of their lives.<\/p>\n

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Dakhla Festival<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

A spirit is still alive in various parts of Morocco although Woodstock may be over. Offering the cool and quiet “West coast ambience the 1970s,”\u00a0Dakhla is one of the popular and astonishing festivals of the region- the Festival-goers will love to mingle with various international and local artists and also the sports champions. This town of Dakhla is also ranked as one of the top 2012 travel destinations. The biggest temptation is the wilderness and the magic of the area that embraces the turquoise waters of the oceans. To pay respect to the female African athletes and artists, the festival features a corner called as \u201cWomen from here and there\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Mawazine World Rhythms Festival<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Mawazine World Rhythms Festival has a moto that stays that \u201cMusic has no border\u201d and it\u2019s the fact. It\u2019s a 9 days celebration that offers the amazing fusion of electric music, folk traditions and various dances- from the musical styles of Rai, Balkans folk and Indian electro, everything is just superb and beyond your imagination. This festival that takes place in Rabat also celebrates plenty of street shows that include choreographers, capoeiristas and young drummers.<\/p>\n

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The Gnaoua\u00a0World Music Festival<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

From Ginsberg to Kerouac\u00a0and the Beatles, the godfather of happiness visited the most enticing and appealing city of Morocco- Essaouira is the home of the Gnawa World Music Festival and a large variety of tourists and music lovers just love to hit this marvellous destination. The festival includes the Jam sessions with plenty of international and local artists like Paolo Fresu, The Wailers and KyMani Marley. It lasts for 4 days and celebrates a mystical form of music, rhythms and mesmerizing Gnawa. Using a clacking castanets and minstrel banjo, the Gnawa performers rotate the heads and inspire a large variety of the visitors.<\/p>\n

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The Timitar Festival<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a folk music test and a dance extravaganza\u00a0where the Berber culture comes alive and encompasses Cuban, Spanish, Indian, Hip Hop and jazz beats. To pay tribute to the Amazigh\u00a0ethnic group of the country, this festival has been born. It is one of the biggest music events of Africa that also includes the performances by Nass El Ghiwane, Randy Weston\u00a0and many others.<\/p>\n

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National Festival of Popular Arts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s one of the enchanting and appealing festivals of the region that includes plenty of performances from the belly dancers and is full of tastes, colours, music. This one is the oldest festival of the country and the history dates back to almost 48 years. The main aim of the festival is to promote the traditional culture of Morocco. Get your budget flights to Morocco booked now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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