Ghassan El Hakim + Farid Ghannam - Matinée Marocaine

A Moroccan feast with top-level theatre and music in Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ. An afternoon of sizzling sounds of gnawa (gnaoua), mysterious Sufi music from Morocco. Theatre maker Ghassan El Hakim opens the versatile programme with a performance about his ambiguous relationship with gnawa. Gnawa master Abdellah El Gourd supports him in this; his healing music has not been recorded on record for decades. A unique live experience in a festive atmosphere. Farid Ghannam is one of the guest musicians of the Gnaoua Again! company.

Ghassan El Hakim + Farid Ghannam - Matinée Marocaine

Location

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

Piet Heinkade 1

1019 BR Amsterdam

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Ghassan El Hakim + Farid Ghannam

In addition to being a singer, Farid Ghannam is also a gifted player of the guembri, a lute-like string and percussion instrument that produces both melody and bass tones. Ghassan El Hakim wanted to avoid Gnawa music because he had seen his mother faint while singing. Encouraged by theatre maker Adelheid Roosen, he faced his fears and met Maalem (master) Abdellah El Gourd. This maestro confirmed the suspicion that many are still in denial about: the source of gnawa lies in Morocco's slavery past .

This program is part of the Afrovibes Festival 2024 with theater and dance from Africa (October 2-13 on various stages in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht). See: www.afrovibes.nl