Manar
takes the audience to the markets of Marrakech where merchants, their business having been finished, get their drums out and improvise songs and raps about love and life. This traditional music, called Dekka el Marrakchia (literally: percussion from Marrakech) arose in towns like Taroudant and Ouarzate and was taken by traders to the economic heart of South Morocco, Marrakech. Manar's six members heard this music during their childhood in Morocco and introduced it in the Netherlands. In addition, Manar plays gnawa: sweeping ritual sufi music of the offspring of former slaves from West Africa, who had ended up in Morocco.
Past events
Dancing into the night with Manar
Dekka al Marrakchia, folkloric music from the south of Morocco, and Gnawa, the music which boosts the communication between the daily and spiritual world. Stirring sounds making you want to dance.
Music: Manar
This Moroccan sextet plays various musical styles, including ritual sufi music with African influences, performed on traditional percussion instruments.
