Oum El Ghait Benssahraoui To Release New Album “Zarabi”
Rabat - Following her successful 2013 album, “Soul of Morocco,” Moroccan Sahrawi singer Oum El Ghait Benssahraoui will release her new album, entitled ‘Zarabi’ (Carpets), on September 22 as a tribute...
View ArticleMetal Is Not Satan’s Work, Discover This Music before You Judge: Yassine Bourial
Rabat - Yassine Bourial is the founder of the Moroccan Metal Community (MMC). In 2010, before moving to Canada, he organized the first edition of the MMC concert and now plans to organize a second...
View ArticleStromae Tackles Cancer in His New Video Clip
Azrou - Belgian rapper Stromae released a new video clip on Monday entitled ‘Quand C’est?’ (When is it?) on YouTube, embodying a patient struggling with cancer, describing it as a lethal disease....
View ArticleSyrian Rap Artists Describe Syrian Toddler’s Life
Rabat - Amid the worldwide solidarity with Aylan Kurdi, the Syrian toddler whose death epitomized the dire predicament of Syrian refugees, Syrian rapper Ahmad Ebn sba'a released a humanitarian video...
View ArticleNiqabi Woman Performs with Heavy Metal Band on Stage
Taroudant - A Muslim thrash metal guitarist who reportedly converted to Islam in 2009, performs on stage wearing a niqab. The video of the Muslim convert, Gisele Marie, from Sao Paulo, Brazil, went...
View ArticleMoroccan Singers to Perform in Orlando on the 40th Anniversary of Green March
Rabat - Douzi, Hatim Amour, Ahmed Chawki and other Moroccan singers are due to perform on November 21 and 22 in Orlando, Florida at an event organized by Chabab Orlando to celebrate the 40th...
View ArticleRhita Bennani: “Music is My Life Not a Part of It”
Miami - Rhita Bennani is a Moroccan singer, songwriter, and guitar player. Born on July 18, 1994, in the historically rich city of Fez, Morocco, Rhita left Fez when she was a child and moved to the...
View ArticleInterview with Eli & Fur Who Amazed the Crowd at Oasis Festival in Marrakech
Rabat - The Oasis Festival is a brand new electronic music festival launched this year in Marrakesh, Morocco. From September 11 to 13, 2015, Fellah Hotel Marrakesh was the destination for over 2000...
View ArticleJawhara International Festival Returns For Its Fifth Annual Celebration
Rabat - Morocco’s Doukkala association will host the fifth annual Jawhara International Festival in three cities: El Jadida, Azemmour, and Bir Jdid, from October 6 to 8, 2015.Jawhara International...
View ArticleBritish Pop Star Lily Allen in Marrakech for Business and Pleasure
Rabat - British pop singer Lily Allen is currently in Marrakech, shooting a new campaign for fashion label Vero Moda and taking some time off for a little relaxation.The 30-year-old singer who became...
View ArticleFez Festival of Religious Recitation, When Art Meets the Spirit
By Latifa Lakri Fez - The 18th National Festival of Madih and Sama’a took place this year from October 9 to 17 in Fez. Madih and sama’a, or religious recitation, is a rich cultural and spiritual...
View ArticleNaoual Alaoui, Flamenco Made in Morocco
By Rania Entifi Tangier - At many events in northern Morocco, there is a singer that impresses the audience with her amazing voice and her style… When she sings Flamenco, you can’t say that she’s not...
View ArticleMoroccan Singer Amazes Judges of The Voice Arab
When Soraya El Awad, a Moroccan singer who lives in the Netherlands took the stage of “The Voice Arab”, her breathtaking voice captured the jury of the television show. Soraya seduced all four judges...
View ArticleFez Hosts the 9th Annual International Festival of Expressive Dance
By Abdelbaar Mounadi Idrissi Tangier - The 9th Annual International Festival of Expressive Dance, organized by the initiative of the “Babylon Cult-Art” association, will take place in Fez under the...
View ArticleMoroccan Singers Douzi and Daoudi to Perform in Boston, New York in November
New York - Moroccan singers Hafid Douzi and Abdellah Daoudi will perform in Boston and New York next November. The events, which will be organized by Achraf Rami Production, will take place in Boston...
View ArticleInterview with the Moroccan Amazigh Music Band “Tawargit”
By Jamal Bellahsen Rabat - Tawargit is a Moroccan Amazigh music band in the south east of Morocco. The group has won the national modern Amazigh music awards, given by the Royal Institute of Amazigh...
View ArticleDounia Batma Decorated by King Mohammed VI For Second Time
Rabat - Moroccan singer Dounnia Batma along with a number of Moroccan and foreign figures were decorated by King Mohammed VI on Saturday in Laayoune, on the 40th anniversary of the Green March. This...
View ArticleParis Attacks: Eagles of Death Metal Will Return to Bataclan
By Cindy Basha Rabat - The Eagles of Death Metal, the band that was performing at the Bataclan during the Paris attacks on November 13, told Vice magazine on November 21st that it is eager to return...
View ArticleHaifa Wehbe Talks to Her Moroccan Fans
New York - Lebanese superstar Haifa Wehbe published a video on her official Facebook Page announcing her arrival in Morocco. “To my fans awaiting my arrival in Morocco, I will meet you in Casablanca...
View ArticleMoroccan Musician Samir LanGus — (Another) Ambassador of Peace
Washington DC - Last year I wrote about well known Moroccan musician, tradition bearer, and ambassador of peace, Rachid Halihal. Recently, I became acquainted with another musical ambassador of peace...
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