The Mawazine sessions - Part 7: Gnawa music

We speak to the Gnawa master Hamid El Kasri and the Algerian group Gnawa Diffusion about the rise of the genre.

The Gnawa master Hamid El Kasri. Photo Courtesy Manfred Scweda

Gnawa has grown to be respected in world music events. At Morocco's recent Mawazine Festival, Saeed Saeed speaks to the Gnawa master Hamid El Kasri and the Algerian group Gnawa Diffusion about the rise of the genre

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