Amazigh art festival of Ahwach takes place in Ouarzazate

(13 Jun 2022) MOROCCO FESTIVAL

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Ouarzazate - 11 June 2022
1. Various of Ahwach troupe performing, spectators watching
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Azzeddine Tastift, researcher in cultural affairs in Ouarzazate:
"The Ahwash Festival is an opportunity to introduce people to this cultural heritage. It is also an opportunity to revitalize art and culture in this city, and pass this heritage on to future generations."
3. Tastift and Mohamed Ait Driouch, a craftsman who makes bendir
4. Various of Driouch talking about bendir, a wooden-framed frame drum
5. Bendirs
6. Various of Sidi Daoud Ahwach troupe rehearsing
7. Pan of Kasbah Tourirt, a historic fortified residence complex in Ouarzazate
8. SOUNDBITE (Amazigh) Thami Sorrane, leader of Sidi Daoud Ahwach troupe in Ouarzazate:
"Before each show, we prepare well and we take care of the dress, for example, the turban, the bag, and the dagger. After that, I make sure to give directions to the troupe members. Everyone should offer all his skills because I always tell them 'if you are not hardworking then what is the point of you?'"
9. Tilt down of women, members of Sidi Daoud Ahwach troupe, chanting
10. Various of women chanting, clapping
11. Close of accessories on dancer's head
12. SOUNDBITE (Amazigh) Fatima Tajbbort, Ahwach dancer and member of Sidi Daoud Ahwach troupe in Ouarzazate:
"The role of women is very important in Ahwach. In every show, the men begin to form a circle, after that the women also form their own circle. Then the rhythm starts, and the women repeat after the men, with harmony between the two groups."
13. Various of spectators attending Ahwach show in a square in Ouarzazate
14. SOUNDBITE (Amazigh) Fatima Kabboj, festival attendee:
"The festival is a good opportunity for the residents of the city, and it is a good outlet for them, especially after the closure that lasted for a long time due to the pandemic. This is a good space for people and their children to get entertained and enjoy the art of Ahwach."
Ouarzazate - 10 June 2022
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15. Various of women dancing during the festival
16. People attending
17. Various of troupe performing
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An Amazigh art festival that features folkloric style of music and dance has taken place in the Moroccan city of Ouarzazate.
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The 10th National Ahwach Art Festival has taken place in the Moroccan city of Ouarzazate on Friday.
The festival brings together performers and fans of the traditional folkloric style of music and dance typical to the southeast part of Morocco.
Most of the musicians come from the regions of Ouarzazate, Zagora and the Souss, bastions of the Amazigh people, also known as Berbers.
Styles and instruments may vary from place to place, but Berber music has not changed for centuries.
Azzeddine Tastift, a researcher in cultural affairs, says the festival is "an opportunity to revitalize art and culture in this city, and pass this heritage on to future generations."
Ahwach is a Berber word that means collective dance of the Amazigh tribes in the Atlas Mountains.
The festival has been held in the city of Ouarzazate since 2003, organized by the Moroccan Ministry of Culture.
It has seen a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic.
More than 1,100 artists from several Moroccan regions took part in this year's festival.
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