Morocco

I love hip-hop in Morocco

By Miriam Gazzah on January 4, 2012

By Miriam Gazzah on 4 January 2012 in STORIES

This is a story about the empowering force of (Moroccan) hip-hop. Screened on Thursday 12.1.2012 at the 3rd Norient Musikfilm Festival.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Arab World, Brown Fingaz, DJ Key, Documentary Film, Dossier Arab World, Fnaïre, H-Kayne, Hip Hop, I Love Hip-Hop in Morocco, Josh Asen, Marrakesh, MC Bigg, Morocco, Mot de Passe, Rap | 3 Responses

Moroccan Mixtape

By Norient on November 23, 2011

By Simone Bertuzzi on 23 November 2011 in AUDIO

My new tape mixes fieldrecordings from Morocco and a mix done by Dj Rupture and Maga Bo.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Arab World, Beyond Digital, DJ Rupture, fieldrecordings, Maga Bo, Master Musicians of Joujouka, mixtape, Morocco | Leave a response

An Italian in Casablanca

By Norient on July 29, 2011

By Simone Bertuzzi on 29 July 2011 in AUDIO

Blogger Simone Bertuzzi wrote us from Morocco where he tried to release new recordings of the Master Musicians of Joujouka. The cassettes did not arrive yet. But he brought us nice tracks and pics.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Arab, Arab World, Casablanca, DJ Rupture, Lemchaheb, Maga Bo, Master Musicians of Joujouka, Morocco, Palmwine | 1 Response

«No Signal Found»

By Tiziano Gregory Perugini on June 15, 2011

By Tiziano Gregory Perugini on 15 June 2011 in BLOG

Observations from the solo show «No Signal Found» by Younes Baba Ali at the galerie ArteContemporanea in Bruxelles.

Posted in BLOG | Tagged France, Morocco, sound art, Younes Baba Ali | Leave a response

Old Vinyl and New Pop in Casablanca

By Norient on June 13, 2011

By Norient on 13 June 2011 in AUDIO

DJ Rupture and FADER photo editor John Francis Peters are in Morocco, working on an art/research project called Beyond Digital.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Beyond Digital, DJ Rupture, John Francis Peters, Morocco | 1 Response

Undermarocked?

By Layla Al-Zubaidi on July 20, 2006

By Layla Al-Zubaidi on 20 July 2006 in STORIES

From June 1 to 4 2006, the 8th edition of the Boulevard de Jeunes Musiciens took place in Casablanca, featuring acts ranging from rap/hip-hop, to rock/metal, and fusion. A report by Layla Al-Zubaidi and Réda Zine.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Africa, Arab World, Boulevard de Jeunes Musiciens, Casablanca, Censorship, Darga, Dossier Arab World, H-Kayne, Haoussa, Hoba Hoba Spirit, Karim Ziad, Mobydick, Morocco, Northern Africa, Satanism, Total Eclypse, Westernization | Leave a response