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24 Apr 2012
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Moroccan music in the spotlight at the Sidi Belyout Spring: A celebration of art and culture
The city of Casablanca is currently living to the rhythm of the festivities of the third edition of the "Sidi Belyout Spring". It owes this to the Sidi Belyout district, which is brilliantly presided over by Kamal Daissaoui.
This festival, which has been enlivening the artistic scene in Casablanca for three years, returns to fill the void that the metropolis experiences in terms of cultural and artistic activities. This festivity began last Friday with a vibrant tribute to Moroccan song.
This festival, which has been enlivening the artistic scene in Casablanca for three years, returns to fill the void that the metropolis experiences in terms of cultural and artistic activities. This festivity began last Friday with a vibrant tribute to Moroccan song.
A tribute was paid to one of the tenors of contemporary Moroccan song, namely Mahmoud Al Idrissi, who reminded the audience, which had come in large numbers to attend the opening evening, of the golden age. These included tracks from his great repertoire "Saâa Saïda", "Mouhal Yensak el bal", "Ya laylou toul", without forgetting the famous song "Wach Nzidou mazal l’hal". This evening also saw the participation of the young artist, Naoual El Oufa, winner of the show "Noujoum Wa Noujoum", through the tracks she sang: "Waqtach treni ya gelbi", "Ya bent l’mdina" and the famous song "Atchana" by the diva of Moroccan song during the sixties, Bahija Idriss. This hit was recently reproduced by Abdelali Anouar, who will reinterpret it during the closing evening which will take place next Sunday. As it is customary to save the best for last, Oulad El Bouazaoui were present at the end of the show a…
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