Most people have never heard of Gnawa. Originally you weren't supposed to. For centuries, the music was only played in secret ceremonies by enslaved Black Africans brought to Morocco. Gnawa—an ...

Gnawa music is often likened to American blues and gospel. Gnawa music is a mixture of African rhythms and Islamic poetry created by enslaved West Africans brought to Morocco. For centuries, it was ...

RABAT, Morocco (Reuters) - Morocco's Gnawa, heirs to a musical and spiritual tradition brought north across the Sahara centuries ago by black slaves, are enjoying new fame as their hypnotic rhythms ...

It opens with the group call-and-response of “Soudani Manayou”, a tribute to the Sahel ancestors who brought this music to Morocco, and featuring Wilco guitarist Nels Cline, while the drums, qraqebs ...

Introduction: Becoming Gnawa -- From Enslavement to Gnawa: Historical Postcards and the Construction of Gnawa Identity -- Black Women, Photographic Representation, and Female Agency -- Fraja ...