The 20th edition of the International Nomads Festival will be held from 10 to 13 April in M'Hamid El Ghizlane, under the theme "A city without walls in the heart of the desert".
A theatre for a unique celebration, M’Hamid El Ghizlane will bring together artists, artisans, thinkers, and visitors from all over the world to honour nomadic culture by highlighting the richness of Saharan culture through a series of captivating activities and a programme rich in music, dance, crafts, gastronomy, and the traditions of different nomadic communities, indicates a press release from the organisers.
This 20th edition thus promises to be an exceptionally memorable event, marking two decades of celebrating nomadic culture, it continues.
In this sense, cultural exhibitions and displays will be organised to help festival-goers discover the beauty and diversity of the Sahara, as well as the richness of traditional crafts, local cuisine, ancestral sports, and Saharan dances, the statement specifies.
In addition, renowned local and international artists will offer a pleasant mix of traditional and contemporary music through various concerts and performances that will take the public on a musical journey from Morocco with the legendary group Nass El Ghiwane to Hungary with Said Tichiti, a local son based in Budapest, and from Algeria to Mali with the groups Kader Tarhanine and Imarhan Timbuktu.
The audience will also be lulled by the Sahrawi songs of Mohamed Ali Ailla, the Amazigh songs of Tarwa Nayur, the traditional Kurdish songs of the group Mirkut, and many others, the same source continues.
The programme for this edition also includes conferences and round tables that will bring together experts, local actors, and visitors to discuss many contemporary themes, such as environmental preservation and sustainable development in desert regions.
Digital security workshops will also be accessible to equip the community with essential cybersecurity skills.
For 20 years, the Nomads Festival has represented an ode to freedom, sharing, and the richness of an intangible heritage that transcends borders, and a space where values and know-how can be passed on to future generations, while promoting sustainable development and the resilience of nomadic cultures in the face of the transformations of the contemporary world, according to its initiators.
Supported in particular by the province and the provincial council of Zagora, the ONMT, the Draâ-Tafilalet region, the Ministry of Culture, the Banque Populaire Foundation, Barid Al-Maghrib, and the French Institute of Morocco, the Nomads Festival inspires other cultural initiatives around the world, proving that culture can be a powerful lever for positive change and sustainable development.
A theatre for a unique celebration, M’Hamid El Ghizlane will bring together artists, artisans, thinkers, and visitors from all over the world to honour nomadic culture by highlighting the richness of Saharan culture through a series of captivating activities and a programme rich in music, dance, crafts, gastronomy, and the traditions of different nomadic communities, indicates a press release from the organisers.
This 20th edition thus promises to be an exceptionally memorable event, marking two decades of celebrating nomadic culture, it continues.
In this sense, cultural exhibitions and displays will be organised to help festival-goers discover the beauty and diversity of the Sahara, as well as the richness of traditional crafts, local cuisine, ancestral sports, and Saharan dances, the statement specifies.
In addition, renowned local and international artists will offer a pleasant mix of traditional and contemporary music through various concerts and performances that will take the public on a musical journey from Morocco with the legendary group Nass El Ghiwane to Hungary with Said Tichiti, a local son based in Budapest, and from Algeria to Mali with the groups Kader Tarhanine and Imarhan Timbuktu.
The audience will also be lulled by the Sahrawi songs of Mohamed Ali Ailla, the Amazigh songs of Tarwa Nayur, the traditional Kurdish songs of the group Mirkut, and many others, the same source continues.
The programme for this edition also includes conferences and round tables that will bring together experts, local actors, and visitors to discuss many contemporary themes, such as environmental preservation and sustainable development in desert regions.
Digital security workshops will also be accessible to equip the community with essential cybersecurity skills.
For 20 years, the Nomads Festival has represented an ode to freedom, sharing, and the richness of an intangible heritage that transcends borders, and a space where values and know-how can be passed on to future generations, while promoting sustainable development and the resilience of nomadic cultures in the face of the transformations of the contemporary world, according to its initiators.
Supported in particular by the province and the provincial council of Zagora, the ONMT, the Draâ-Tafilalet region, the Ministry of Culture, the Banque Populaire Foundation, Barid Al-Maghrib, and the French Institute of Morocco, the Nomads Festival inspires other cultural initiatives around the world, proving that culture can be a powerful lever for positive change and sustainable development.
