World Music Entertainment
Essaouira, or Mogador, is a beautiful city with its fascinating history, its monuments, natural and cultural heritage. Gnawa music is in this context, the best example of art representing the richness of the musical heritage of this city. Festival Gnawa and World Music is organized to celebrate because this art and give an international dimension to this musical genre and its “maalemsan” and communicate well with other artists representing different musical styles. Each year, top artists from around the world gather at this festival to discover the beauty of this city and create a fusion between and musical styles. This creates a perfect work of art and extraordinary in the form of one of the most spectacular festivals in the world that the public looks forward to the beginning of this great event.
In just 10 years, the Festival of Gnawa and World Music of Essaouira has become this beautiful Atlantic City in one of the most important destinations Tourism in Morocco, together with Marrakech, Agadir, Tangier and Fez. Today, Essaouira and its festival are closely linked in the minds and hearts of those who know them. The original philosophy of this “festival without equal” is still the same: to provide cultural heritage Gnawa the opportunity to express themselves and flourish creating a space for dialogue between the ancient music and other world music. The festival has managed to avoid any “folklore” of this traditional music and stand out from other music festivals in the world thanks to its particular soul. In just ten years, the Essaouira Festival has made the Moroccans greatly enjoy a piece of unique and irreplaceable cultural heritage, Gnawa music. Festival Gnawa and World Music Essaouira brings together hundreds of thousands of people for several days in a space holiday musical excitement. Thanks to its originality and authenticity, the “Woodstock of Morocco” has had an enormous impact among journalists, music lovers and lovers of Morocco, who acknowledged in his message of peace and dialogue their willingness to share through music and bring together all cultures. Essaouira invited to his unforgettable nights gnawa and discover the generosity of its people and historic places.