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02 Jun 2013
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The twelfth edition kept all its promises
Once again, the Mawazine-Rhythms of the World Festival, which ended on Saturday evening, confirmed that it remains an unmissable event in the national artistic calendar, just as it is on the way to transforming itself into a first-rate international event.
The current edition closed in the same way it began, that is to say, in apotheosis. If the mega-star Rihanna launched the concerts at the OLM Souissi, it was Taio Cruz, the other big name in pop, who was in charge of handing the keys back to the organisers. On the oriental stage at Nahda, Tamer Hosni, the new idol of Egyptian music, gave the final recital, with two young Moroccan talents, Leila Maghribiya and Ahmed Chawki, in the first part. At the Mohammed V National Theatre, those nostalgic for the golden age of Arab music were treated to the show by the doyen of Moroccan song, Abdelouhab Doukkali, and the renowned Tunisian artist Lotfi Bouchnak. For a week, the biggest names in music at the national, Arab, and international levels followed one another on the different stages, offering the public quality shows, sometimes original like those of the artistic vision 'Musical Silk Road' a…
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