Jazzablanca: 26 concerts and more than 180 musicians expected in the 18th edition
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The Jazzablanca festival, scheduled for July 3 to 12 in Casablanca, promises exceptional performances for its 18th edition, through an electrical programming updating more than 180 musicians.
According to a statement from the organizers, this edition provides 26 concerts animated by artists from 14 countries: United Kingdom, France, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Brazil, Lebanon, Palestine, Tunisia, Algeria, Cuba, Mali and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Morocco will be represented there through five artists with singular aesthetics: Hindi Zahra, Aïta Mon Amour, Majid Bekkkas Trio, Oum, and the duo Hamid El Kasri & Mehdi Nassouli, adds the same source.
On the main scene, Casa Anfa, will occur Oum, an emblematic figure of the contemporary Moroccan music scene. The artist will offer a sound journey imbued with sweetness, where Saharan influences, jazz and soul intertwine, in an artistic expression both anchored and open to the world.
At the end of this 18ᵉ edition, Jazzablanca will present an original original creation, the fruit of a meeting between two major figures of Gnaoua music: Hamid El Kasri and Mehdi Nassouli.
This project, specially imagined for the festival, will bring together these two maâlems of different generations on stage, carrying complementary styles, and each with a rich experience of international collaborations.
Among the highlights also, the public will have an appointment, on July 5, with the British saxophonist Nubya Garcia (scene 21), a rising figure of the London jazz scene, and the French group, an essential reference of the electro-swing, Caravan Palace.
On July 10, the American organist Cory Henry, and his group The Funk Apostles will invest the Casa Anfa scene for a set mixture Gospel, Jazz and Funk. It will be followed by the Australian group of Indie Pop which makes the crowds of the world vibrate, Parcels, continues the press release.
The next day, on stage 21, the public will discover Dominique Son-Aimé, Canadian singer with a bewitching voice, whose musical universe mixes with finesse soul, jazz and social commitment.
It should be recalled that the programming of Jazzablanca to Anfa Park is articulated in three highlights: from July 3 to 5, the festival opens with brilliance, offering three evenings rich in emotions, where large international icons mix. From July 6 to 9, the village becomes a real artistic laboratory, offering a space of exploration conducive to discovery, with a scene 21 dedicated to artists who repel the borders of jazz and current music.
Finally, from July 10 to 12, Jazzablanca finds all its magnitude on its two flagship scenes to close this 18ᵉ edition in style, with prestigious headliners, original creations and rare intensity performance.
