Adoha Retracts its Decision, Expresses Support for Saad Lamjarred
Casablanca — Morocco’s real estate developer Adoha has now stated its support for Saad Lamjarred “during this painful and difficult time.” Adoha was asked about poster ads featuring Saad Lamjarred last...
View ArticleMoroccan Singer Hatim Ammor Shoots in New York
By Jamal Laoudi Washington – Thanks to an impressive crew of artists, no two in the Middle East would disagree about the recent explosion of Moroccan music to the scene with a new genre. It is dominant...
View ArticleThird ‘Visa For Music’ Show Kicks off in Rabat
Rabat – The 3rd edition of Africa and Middle East music show “Visa For Music” kicked off Wednesday night in Rabat. Held under the patronage of HM King Mohammed VI, this event brings together artists,...
View ArticleSisi’s Egyptian Media Boycott Moroccan Artist Nouamane Lahlou
Casablanca — Egyptian authorities were offended when Nouamane Lahlou cancelled his trip to Egypt after the country had welcomed the Polisario to an October conference reuniting African and Arab...
View ArticleMoroccan Singer Mohamed Reda Hospitalized in Washington
Casablanca – Moroccan artist Mohamed Reda was hospitalized this week after a bad bout of food poisoning. On Friday afternoon, it was reported that Reda, who was in the United States to perform a series...
View Article‘Jazz in Chellah 2017’ Brings Global Rhythms to Rabat’s Historic Ruins
Rabat – Jazz, funk, and traditional Moroccan artists will mix their grooves and melodies in an ancient seaside necropolis, at 22nd edition of the Jazz in Chellah festival taking place from September 28...
View ArticleLuxembourg in Chellah Jazz Festival with the Trio ‘‘Dock In Absolute’’
Rabat – ‘‘Dock In Absolute’’ performed, for the first time in Morocco on Friday, in the Chellah Jazz Festival in Rabat. ‘‘Dock In Absolute’’ is comprised of three professional musicians :...
View ArticleMoroccan Musical Heritage Shines on 2M’s ‘Coke Studio’
Rabat – Moroccan state television 2M has released the first episode of its new show “Coke Studio Morocco,” featuring performances by Moroccan artists and seeking to preserve the kingdom’s musical...
View ArticleSaida Fikri: ‘Honest Journalists and Artists Are Morocco’s Last Hope’
By Eddahmani Abdeselam Rabat – Saida Fikri is a Moroccan author, composer, guitarist, and performer widely known in the Maghreb and Europe for her songs that deal with social issues. Fikri’s songs...
View ArticleFes Sufi Culture Festival Unites Islamic Mysticism from the Maghreb to South...
Rabat – The 10th Annual Fès Festival of Sufi Culture kicked off on Saturday to the sounds of a soaring flute, a sentimental violin, rhythmic drums, and the twanging vibrations of sitar, in celebration...
View ArticleCheb Khaled Reportedly Backs Out from Duet Honoring King Mohammed VI
Rabat – Algerian Rai legend Cheb Khaled is once again at the heart of a controversy related to his double nationality. The Algerian-born singer, who acquired Moroccan nationality in 2013, was accused...
View ArticleSpanish and Moroccan Sufi Musicians Turn Fes Garden into ‘Paradise’
Rabat – A discerning audience was gifted with a special performance during the second day of the Fes Festival of Sufi Culture, the stage at the city’s Jnan Sbil garden brought the Granada-based Sufi...
View ArticleMustapha Slameur: The art of slam is not a platform for those who seek fame
By Eddahmani Abdeselam Rabat – Mustapha Boukrouna is an artist whose talent is rooted in several different arts. He started his career as a rapper, then switched to another musical adventure under the...
View Article‘Boom Boom’ Wouldn’t Exist without Morocco’s National Tourism Office:...
Rabat – As RedOne’s new single “Boom Boom” reaches almost 40 million YouTube views since its release on October 26, Abderrafie Zouitten, the Director General of Morocco’s National Tourist Office,...
View ArticleNeila Tazi Accuses Culture Ministry of ‘Contemptuously’ Neglecting Gnawa...
Rabat – In a long Facebook post, the head organizer of the Gnawa and World Music Festival, Neila Tazi, has blamed the Ministry of Culture for “confusion and deficiencies” that she said have undermined...
View ArticleEgyptian Pop Singer Arrested for ‘Sexual Gesturing’ in Music Video
By Sana Elouazi Rabat – A young Egyptian pop singer was arrested on Saturday, November 18, after she appeared in her first music video in lingerie. Egyptian authorities have charged her with “inciting...
View ArticleVisa for Music 4th Edition Kicks Off in Rabat
Rabat – Rabat is welcoming the fourth edition of Africa and Middle East music show “Visa For Music” from November 22 to 25. An opening parade took over the streets of the capital yesterday. The...
View ArticleCheb Khaled Defends Moroccan Nationality: ‘Maghreb Borders Have Never Existed...
By Sana Elouazi Rabat – Algerian Rai legend Cheb Khaled has confirmed his acquisition of Moroccan citizenship on the set of the French television channel France 24, asserting that the concept of...
View ArticleEgyptian Singer Given Two Years in Prison for Sexually Suggestive Music Video
Rabat – A little-known Egyptian singer named Shaimaa Ahmed was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday for “inciting debauchery” in a music video showing her suggestively eating bananas and tacos....
View Article‘Much Loved’ Star Loubna Abidar Stirs Controversy… as a Singer
Rabat – Adorned in Berber jewelry and attire, the controversial star of the film Much Loved, Loubna Abidar wanders the the dunes of Merzouga desert, singing and dancing to the tempo of her first ever...
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