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09 Jul 2013
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The curtain has fallen on the Amazigh Culture Festival
After three days of festivities and debates, the curtain has just fallen on the ninth edition of the Fez Festival of Amazigh Culture, which served as a showcase to promote Amazigh culture and art as well as the values of peace and dialogue between different cultures.
With a most enticing artistic line-up and a space dedicated to debate, reflection, and cultural exchange, the Fez Festival of Amazigh Culture has, once again, kept all its promises. From 5 to 7 July, the public was treated to concerts given by big names in Moroccan music such as Najat Atabou, Abdelaziz Stati, Fatima Tihihit Banou, Majid Mourad, and the groups Lkwaser and Bhal Bhal, all of whom led the audience through a sequence of danceable rhythms and enchanting melodies. The Spanish group Flamingo Tbalo and the Italian group Trizzi Ridonna, as well as the Algerian Ali Amrane, brought a touch of diversity to the Festival, allowing the public to open up to new musical styles. In addition to the concerts, poetry readings, carpet exhibitions, and visual arts also attracted a large public, eager to familiarise themselves with the different facets of Amazigh art and culture. The segment de…
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