| Makers | Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouctou |
| Duration | 90 min |
| Part of | Language no problem |
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So(ul)cietySocietal issues are addressed in this work, however complicated they may be.
Roots & IdentityMakers reveal how they deal with questions of origin, identity, colonialism, gender and historical events.
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Asmaa Hamzaoui is the foremost female ambassador of Gnawa music and with her group Bnat Timbouktou, she delivers a contagious brand of evangelistic desert blues.
In fall 2019 Asmaa released her first album Oulad Lghaba, together with Ajabu! Records. This release focuses on the part of the Gnawa tradition about spirituality. The music is about the spirit world, about life in Africa, about how we should live in harmony with nature and also about the consequences we face if we abuse nature. This amazing group of female musicians can really deliver their contagious brand of evangelistic desert blues, sung in their native Gnawan language. They break new ground not only when it comes to music, but also with regard to how they speak up for equal rights and for the preservation of traditions and spiritual practices in modern-day Morocco and throughout the world.
Gnawa music is one of the most important styles of popular music in Morocco. It originates from the enslavement of the Gnawa population and is a narration of their suffering. The music tells of the spirit world, life in Africa, about living in harmony with nature and the consequences of disrupting that harmony and turning to abuse.
The Gnawa Festival is an initiative of Stichting Multicultureel Jongerengeluid in partnership with Het Nationale Theater, Amare, PAARD, and Korzo theatre.
Korzo Zaal