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Essaouira 2006, Gnaoua Festival, 2nd day. Abdellah El Gourd, Gaada Diwane

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Gnawa/Gnaoua music was brought to Morocco by the ancestors of today's celebrated musicians, slaves, captured in Sub-Saharan Africa over the centuries.

The word Gnawa most likely is being derived from the ancient trading empire of Ghana which covered parts of Mauritania and Mali. But slaves came frome all corners of Sub Saharan Afrika. Guinea, Gambia, Tchad, Ghana etc.

Maâlem Abdellah El Gourd (Tanger).

and his Dar Gnawa troupe.

Abdellah El Gourd, Essaouira 2006
Maâlem Abdellah El Gourd.
Abdellah El Gourd, Essaouira 2006
Maâlem Abdellah El Gourd.
Abdellah El Gourd, Essaouira 2006
Abdellah El Gourd, Essaouira 2006
Abdellah El Gourd, Essaouira 2006
Abdellah El Gourd, Essaouira 2006
Abdellah El Gourd, Essaouira 2006
Abdellah El Gourd, Essaouira 2006
Abdellah El Gourd, Essaouira 2006
Abdellah El Gourd, Essaouira 2006
Maâlem Abdellah El Gourd.

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Gaâda Diwane de Béchar (Algeria).

"Gaâda means get together, Diwane is a style of music which roots from South Algeria" Gaada.net. A bit like Gnawa but a different braket.

Gaada Diwane, Essaouira 2006
Gaada Diwane, Essaouira 2006
Gaada Diwane, Essaouira 2006
Gaada Diwane, Essaouira 2006
Gaada Diwane, Essaouira 2006
Gaada Diwane, Essaouira 2006
Gaâda Diwane de Béchar.

Gaada Diwane, Essaouira 2006
Gaada Diwane, Essaouira 2006
Gaada Diwane, Essaouira 2006
castanets

Gaada Diwane, Essaouira 2006
Group of great musicians.
Gaada Diwane, Essaouira 2006
... and voices ...
Gaada Diwane, Essaouira 2006
... sometimes mystic.

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