In Essaouira, painters put their works up for sale for charitable purposes

In Essaouira, the date of June 21st is not only synonymous with the celebration of the Fête de la Musique. In the City of the Trade Winds, this festive day is also one of commendable initiatives aimed at improving the daily lives of orphaned or abandoned newborns.Indeed, far from the tumult of the stages that will vibrate until Sunday evening, on the occasion of the 16th edition of the Gnaoua and World Music Festival, five Moroccan painters have agreed to celebrate the first day of summer by lending their support to a charitable cause.Well-known on the national artistic scene, artists Mahi Binebine, Hassan Bourkia, Mehdi Qotbi, Najia Mehadji, and Abderrahim Yamou are hanging their works on the walls of the Borj of Bab Marrakech. A magnificent bastion of historical heritage built in 1846 by Sultan Moulay Abderahman Ben Hicham to defend the Medina.Organised under the banner "Essaouira, so…