Gnaoui musician playing music ( Morocco)
In Morocco, Gnaoua are the descendants of former slaves hailing from black Africa. Many of these descendants belong to religious brotherhoods whose leader is a musician. Instrumentalists, fortune tellers, médiums, .... also belong to such brotherhoods. They perform different rituals mixing african beliefs and Islam. They believe trance has therapeutic powers.
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Location: Kasbah of the Oudayas at Rabat ( Morocco)
Photo credit: © steve ofenhagaue / Alamy / Afripics
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