| Essaouira, or Mogador, is a very beautiful city, thanks | | | | one of the most amazing festivals in the world that |
| to its fascinating history, its historical monuments, its | | | | makes the audience look forward to the beginning of |
| natural spaces, and its cultural heritage. And gnawa is | | | | this great occasion. |
| the best example of art representing the rich musical | | | | In just 10 years, the Gnawa and World Music of |
| heritage of this city. So, the Gnawa and World Music | | | | Festival of Essaouira has made this lovely Atlantic sea |
| Festival is organized to celebrate this art and to give | | | | town one of the most important touristic destinations |
| an international dimension to this musical genre and to | | | | in Morocco, together with Marrakech, Agadir, |
| its "maalemsan", in order to make them communicate | | | | Tangiers, and Fez . Today, Essaouira and its festival |
| with other artists who represent different styles of | | | | are closely associated in the minds and hearts of |
| music. | | | | those who know them. |
| Every year, the greatest artists from all over the | | | | The original philosophy of this "festival like no other" |
| world come to this festival to discover the beauty of | | | | is still the same: to give the Gnaoua cultural heritage |
| this city and to make a fusion between tagnaouit and | | | | the opportunity to express itself and to flourish by |
| their different styles of music. Thus, a perfect and an | | | | creating a space of dialogue between this ancestral |
| extraordinary Masterpiece is created in the shape of | | | | music and other world music. |