Essaouira is most famous for the Gnaoua music festival but also for Sufi music by Hmadcha. There are also in the springtime "The Printemps Musical des Alizes" and in the autumn "Festival des Andalousies Atlantiques"
The 9th Festival of the Atlantic Andalusias
November 1-4 in Essaouira Le Festival des Andalousies Atlantiques
2012
Festival des Alizés
24 -27 avril April 2014
A pioneer festival ,a recognized event in Morocco today as the most demanding and more creative in its programming.
The Festival des Alizés is held annually
in April since the spring of 2001. The concerts are free, the
artists perform on two stages, one outdoor and one in Dar
Souiri.
It is organized by the Fondation des Alizés in collaboration with the Association Essaouira Mogador.
This musical event make Essaouira vibrates to the rhythm of symphonies
played by experienced musicians. The Festival des Alizés Program
2014 (External link)
The 10th edition of the Festival of Atlantic Andalusia (Le Festival des Andalousies Atlantiques
2013) is held
from 31 October to 3 November 2013.
....will be the most emblematic of Moroccan heritage in all its diversity and richness, especially its Arab, Muslim and Jewish components, organizers said...
Wayne Shorter
Quartet(Wayne Shorter, Danilo
Perez, John Patitucci et Brian Blade) with Maâlem
Mohamed Kouyou. Maâlem Abderrahim Benthami
with Stéphane Edouard, Hassan
Idbassaïd, Andy Narell and Abdenour
Djemaï. Maâlem Abdelouahed Stitou
and Maâlem Adil Amimi. Essaouira Festival of Gnawa
and World Music 2008
En français:
Soufism
« Plusieurs chemins mènent à
Dieu, j'ai choisi celui de la danse et de la musique. »
