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The Cherifian Anthem (Arabic: النشيد الشريف, romanized: an-našīd aš-šarīf) [1] [a] is the national anthem of Morocco.Composed by French military officer and chief of music for the royal Moroccan guard Léo Morgan [], it has been in use since the French protectorate period.
For the music of Andalusia, Spain, see main article: Music of Andalusia. Andalusi classical music (Arabic: طرب أندَلُسي, موسيقى الآلة transliterated ṭarab andalusi or Musiqa al-Ala, Spanish: música andalusí) is a major genre of Arabic music found in different local substyles across the Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya in the form of the Ma'luf style).
In February 2010 while visiting the United States, Saad Lamjarred was accused of beating and raping a woman from Brooklyn, New York. Lamjarred fled the U.S. after posting bail and was in risk of being arrested if he returned. [21]
Ethnic group Moroccans المغاربة (al-Maġāriba) Map of the Moroccan diaspora in the world Total population c. 40 million Regions with significant populations Morocco 38,700,000 France 1,314,000 Spain 1,026,371 [10] Belgium 530,000 [11] Italy 487,249 [12] [13] [14] Israel 472,800 [15] [16] Netherlands 414,186 [17] Germany 240,000 [18] United States 120,402 [19] Canada 103,945 [20 ...
Gnawa singer in Salé, Morocco. Gnawa music (Ar. ڭْناوة or كْناوة) is a body of Moroccan religious songs and rhythms. [1] [2] Emerging in the 16th and 17th centuries, Gnawa music developed through the cultural fusion of West Africans brought to Morocco, notably the Hausa, Fulani, and Bambara peoples, whose presence and heritage are reflected in the songs and rituals.
Historically, languages such as Phoenician, [14] Punic, [15] and Berber languages have been spoken in Morocco. Juba II, king of Mauretania, wrote in Greek and Latin. [16] It is unclear how long African Romance was spoken, but its influence on Northwest African Arabic (particularly in the language of northwestern Morocco) indicates it must have had a significant presence in the early years ...
Chaabi (lit. "popular" [1]) refers to several types of popular music of Morocco, combining rural and urban folk music. [2] [3]The genre started out as street music performed in squares and souks, and can be heard in cafés, at restaurants and at weddings.
Moroccan's hip-hop and urban culture history dates back to the mid-1990s, when, after hip-hop's emergence in Western culture, Moroccan immigrant youth in Europe transferred the new musical style back to Morocco upon their returns home.