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The artists who took turns on the stage erected in front of the municipality in the city center thrilled the large audience that came to listen to the songs included in the repertoire of this age-old art that is Aïta Marsaouia for more than three hours.
All honor to the lord! The show first began with the screening of a documentary film on the life and artistic career of the late popular artist, Bouchaïb Bidaoui. This was followed by non-stop fiery concerts given by the group Hbala Louz and Latifa Statia who performed hit songs such as ”Settat Baldi”, ”Tlek Lhmam Itir” and ”Al Aloua”, an indisputable and uncontested masterpiece in the popular repertoire.
Then it was the turn of the popular song star Abdellah Daoudi, who was roundly applauded, to get the crowd going with songs that the audience of all ages knew by heart.
In a statement to MAP, Hafida Khouyi, Regional Director of Culture in Casablanca-Settat, indicated that the choice to organize a festival on the Aïta Marsaouia is justified by the anchoring of this ancestral music in the region, before adding that this event is part of the diversification of the cultural offer in the Casablanca-Settat region in accordance with the 2022-2027 regional development program in its section relating to cultural animation.
Also the director of the festival, Mrs. Khouyi noted that the program includes, in addition to concerts, other cultural and artistic activities that have as a common denominator the Art of Aïta Marsaouia, citing the screening on Thursday evening of the documentary film ”Le Blues des Cheikhates” by Ali Essafi which gives voice to Aïda, Aïcha and Hafida, three sheikhates of Safi who linger with nostalgia on the golden age of Aïta and evoke in hushed tones their less rosy present.
This Friday, the program continues with a debate on the theme “Aïta: between tradition and attempts at innovation”, a screening of the film “Kharboucha” by Hamid Zoughi (2008) and to close with another concert in the evening, at the same time, in the same place.
This first edition of the Aïta Marsaouia Festival has been organized since July 12 by the Casablanca-Settat region and the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication, in partnership with the municipality of Casablanca.
2024-07-19 23:44:05