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04 Apr 2013
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To the tunes of malhoun
Spring will be marked, in Fes, by the celebration of malhoun, a symbol of Moroccan artistic heritage. Chioukhs, musicians, and mounchidine will come to enchant the public with their creations mixing songs, poems, and melodies.
The spiritual capital is hosting, from 26 April to 4 May, the eleventh edition of the Fes Festival of the art of malhoun, placed this year under the sign "Heritage, witness of identity". Famous orchestras, known and recognised as the custodians of an authentic art, will animate this festival, which has become an unmissable annual meeting for lovers of malhoun on a national scale.Chioukhs, musicians, and mounchidine, coming from the regions of Fes, Meknes, Marrakech, and Taroudant will interpret alongside the invited orchestras, "qçayed" associating the beauty of poetry with the diversity of themes dealing with the social, the religious, but also the love of the homeland.In parallel with the concerts and musical shows, the programme of the Festival provides for the presentation of a theatrical play on the art of malhoun, entitled "Lagnaoui". Besides the festive aspect of this event, conf…
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