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| October 24th, Silvana plays abê and dances |
Fusion of
African-Brazilian Rhythms and
Gnaoua Music
in Essaouira
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| October 20th, discovering moroccan sounds |
Since October 13th, the Wind Rose - Center of Cultural Movement, in partnership with the Alliance Franco-Marocaine de Essaouira and the Cultural Delegation of this city, is promoting free workshops of african-brazilian rhythms opened for everyone that wants to share their music with brazilian styles. The propose of these workshops is to develop it into an Artistic Residence between brazilian music and the moroccan Gnaoua style.
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| October 20th, our masters playing... |
We have been learning with Ana Maria Fonseca brazilian styles such as Maracatu, Ijexá (or Afoxé) and Côco. We are having the participation of artists from the Gnaoua comunity (the musicians Aziz, Halid and Limini) and also from other styles, like Hamadcha (the artist Benhamou) and Moroccan Sufi Music style (with the collaboration of the singer Abdelhak) . These workshops are opened for all those who love music, even if they never played any instrument before: the idea is to share. Our group is discovering and studying the similar origins of many brazilian, gnaoua and african styles.
We will continue the workshops through the month of november and december.
In december this project is bringing, in partnership also with the brazilian program Música Minas, the musician Mônica Elias, for a week of Artistic Residence of Brazilian Rhythms and Gnaoua Music. Coming from Brazil, she will give an intensive week of Brazilian Rythms Workshops, sharing with the group some percussion styles and learn more about Gnaoua Music.
Monica Elias is singer, flutist and percussionist. She has been traveling all over the world researching music and dances (such as Flamenco, Arabic, African, Gnaoua and Brazilian styles). Nowadays, her band Vira Saia is playing around on the brazilian regions of Minas Gerais and Bahia. Take a look at Mônica Elias' music at http://www.virasaia.tnb.art.br/ and http://terreirodegriots.blogspot.com/ .
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| Jorge playing Maracatu on the Tabal |
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| October 20th, Fabiola taking pictures |
