Arabs, Jews, Berbers, Andalusians, Sufis, sub-Saharan Africans and miscellaneous remnants of colonialism all inform “native” Moroccan culture. Therefore, it’s not surprising that the country’s music ...

I had the pleasure of hosting an in-studio visit by members of the group Innov Gnawa earlier this week at KCRW, and I was entranced by the powerful rhythms and chants. Gnawa is Moroccan trance music, ...

Paul Bowles over a five-month period from July to December 1959. It is a snapshot, or perhaps a time capsule, of a culture then relatively pure and unmolested by the world outside. Paul Bowles lived ...

The Master Musicians of Joujouka draw on centuries of local tradition with a sound that captivated the 1950s Beatniks, the Rolling Stones' Brian Jones and fans everywhere since — FADEL SENNA A ...

On the weekend of September 27, 2025, Moroccan young people took to the streets demanding health and education. Police responded with disproportionate force, leading to a week of nightly escalations ...

West African Sufi songs / Musa Dieng Kala (Senegal) -- Sufi music and songs of Morocco / Ibn 'Arabi Ensemble (Morocco) -- El Hachemi / Houria Aïchi (Algeria) -- Sacred music and songs of the Middle ...