Chaabi (Morocco)

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Not to be confused with
Algerian Chaabi
.

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.[2]

Rural varieties include Jerra and al-Aïta (lit. "the cry"[4]).

Several artists performing this genre are known, such as Hajib,

Saïd Senhaji
and Khalid Bennani.

References

  1. ISBN 9781858280400
    .
  2. ^
    ISBN 9781847730954.[permanent dead link
    ]
  3. ISBN 9781858286358
    .
  4. ^ Tchebwa, Manda (2005). African music: new challenges, new vocations. UNESCO. p. 27.


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