HIBAPRESS – Casablanca
The first edition of the "Moulidiyat Casablanca" festival concluded on Saturday evening at the Palace of the Counsel in Habous, Casablanca, with an artistic performance titled "From Hadra to Hadra," which highlighted the diversity of Moroccan musical and spiritual heritage.
The closing show, which featured the participation of a group of artists and chanters, including Mohamed Ghorfi, Ali Rihawi, Irhoum El Bagali, Marouane Haji, and Abdullah Makhloobi, brought together multiple heritage styles, encompassing the Shfshouni and Sharqawi Hadras, Samaa and Madih arts, Andalusian Arabic music, alongside Gnawa art. This evening provided an opportunity for the public to engage with the various artistic expressions linked to the Kingdom's spiritual heritage.
Ismail El Qallach, president of the organizing association "Majalessna," affirmed that the performance presented an artistic tableau that combined diverse traditions of Moroccan Hadra. The artistic director and general coordinator, Ali El Rabahi, explained that the evening offered a space for convergence between national musical and heritage expressions. For his part, artist Marouane Haji considered that this event contributes to showcasing the richness of Moroccan artistic and cultural identity.
The first evening, organized on Friday under the title "Night of the Saints of Morocco," also saw the participation of artists in performances inspired by the traditions of spiritual chanting, within a edition hosted by Casablanca on October 23rd and 24th, an initiative of the "Majalessna" association, aiming to promote Samaa and Madih arts and preserve Moroccan cultural and spiritual heritage.
