Between sea and desert, Dakhla Festival
In the midst of an enchanting natural scenery and beaches was born an event no less enchanting: the Festival of Dakhla. He leads the nights of this southern city last 3 years.
In the midst of an enchanting natural scenery and beaches was born an event no less enchanting: the Festival of Dakhla. He leads the nights of this southern city last 3 years.
In this time of year, it is full of promises. An invitation to travel, escape and especially the discovery of a region that seals the meeting of sea and desert, its beautiful nature but also its culture and its traditions. A menu that combines sports and music fans will fill the two genres. Although still young, Dakhla festival has over the years to enrich its program by opening it to different trends in view of reaching a wider audience. Because the stakes of this event is huge. Its impact on social and economic development of the city grow this event to always go further. Placed on the rails has been accompanied by the strengthening of existing hotels to accommodate an ever more numerous. Building on an animation quality was the challenge faced by the initiators of this project.
*Also, the 2009 edition will see the participation of artists of national and international fame. If the inhabitants of the region still remember the moments they still keep the previous editions, they will not soon forget those who expect the 27 February to 1 March. Chaabi, Rai, rock, salsa, electro oriental rock, reggae ... all these colors will be the musical feast.
The fans certainly appreciate the guitar melodies that their psychedelic Doueh perform a fan of Jimi Hendrix and James Brown will make the traditional repertoire of Western Sahara. His brother, Selmou, he is one of the leading figures of the new song hassani defender of an update of its musical tradition. His group's eponymous interpreter hassani Word. Also in the region, Zghailina, which means any small in hassani, is already a great artist. It is song texts older than half a century.
In the "music chaâbi" the souls of rhythmic music will be well served. Najat Atabou the win with his bewitching melodies and songs that feel good terroir. Singing in Tamazight and Arabic dialect, the lioness of the Atlas has sprained his feet the most prestigious stages. His talent is undeniable. Another virtuoso chaâbi, Abdelaziz Stati will also be there. This son of the region Al Aounat is also a singer and violinist.Another kind, another star. Raï will be represented by Faudel, beur young Algerian who has seduced generations of fans of genre. On one album to another, the young artist has confirmed his talent and chained success.
The fans of salsa on them will be delighted by the prince of salsa itself. Hear Yuri Buenaventura. Originally from Colombia, is in France that makes learning percussion for her first scenes in the underground. But this period is far away. Today, our salsero among the values of the Latin American music on which he managed to inject a new impetus. Young people, more focused on modern music and indergroud has not been forgotten by the organizers. Training also gifted talent that will thrill the crowds. There will be merged with the group Mayara Band. Gnawa standards are the foundation of the merger of "Mayara" but the musicians of the group do not hesitate to push the limits and venture into every corner of music: funk, ragga, raï, dub, reggae and flamenco .... "Hoba Hoba Spirit" that no longer will be present with their "Hayha Music." It is undoubtedly the precursor of reggae-fusion Afro-Moroccan. As for international Macanuff Winston, nicknamed Electric Dread, the most Parisian of Jamaican singers of today, setting fire to the stage.
No less frenetic Haddab Mehdi, kabyle virtuoso lutenist, led his caravan electric speed of sound and hunting preconceptions defenders chapels. Its formation is well named "Speed Caravan." And to mix all these genres, "Malik DJ" will be pleased to demonstrate its expertise through a compilation chaâbi between Moroccan and bled-raï raï'n'b.As for guest artists of this edition, the list is long and just as interesting. It includes names like Idriss El Mehdi Bladi & The Band, "Troy Von Balthazar," "Key DJ and DJ Grace Kelly." And to give this event the size of a real encounter with what it means in terms of trade, an artist residency will be organized around Abdennour Mohamed, virtuoso lutenist, founder of the group and Djelsa prodigy Gnawa Diffusion . Along with artists from France, Algeria, Spain and Morocco, it will conduct a search to realize an original creation that the festival will be delighted to discover at the end of the Festival of Dakhla. All in an atmosphere that recreates the local tradition, the vigils of nomads in the night sky of the Sahara.
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