{"id":20806,"date":"2022-04-06T17:40:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T21:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=20806"},"modified":"2022-04-06T17:40:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T21:40:52","slug":"morocco-ancient-sounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/morocco-ancient-sounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Diving into the ancient sounds from Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Southeastern Morocco stands as the gateway to the great expanse of the Sahara Desert, opening up to the big dunes that extend towards Algeria, Mali, and Mauritania.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This region, known as the Dr\u00e2a Valley, features lush oases that follow the Dr\u00e2a River and house vibrant and diverse cultures, which stand in stark contrast to the surrounding mountainous desert terrain. In this article, we examine the unique sounds that are born and preserved in this region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/group-lo.res-3-1024x559.jpg\" alt=\"sounds-music-from-morocco-dr\u00e2a-valley-in-post-image\" class=\"wp-image-20807 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/group-lo.res-3-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/group-lo.res-3-400x218.jpg 400w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/group-lo.res-3-355x194.jpg 355w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/group-lo.res-3-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/group-lo.res-3-1536x838.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/group-lo.res-3-2048x1118.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/559;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A kaleidoscope of sounds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For millennia, the Dr\u00e2a Valley welcomed bands of nomadic travelers from Sub-Saharan Africa, other parts of Saharan Africa, and from the Arab world, who over time settled within the different oases in the region. These ethnic groups still remain, each practicing and preserving their traditional cultures. Before the production of the <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/sonic-collective\/sounds-of-draa-valley-morocco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sounds of Dra\u0302a Valley, Morocco sample pack (opens in a new tab)\"><em>Sounds of Dra\u0302a Valley, Morocco<\/em> sample pack<\/a> on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sonic Collective, (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/sonic-collective\" target=\"_blank\">Sonic Collective,<\/a> some of this music had never been professionally recorded before, and these traditional cultures, hidden in rural villages throughout the region, still remain largely unknown throughout Morocco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Splice Promo\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/658014098?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"370\" height=\"208\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Preservation and promotion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elder musician and band leader Ahmed Zouaoui began performing Akalal music when he was four years old. Native to the rural town of Timtig, tucked away within the Fezouata Oasis, Zouaoui belongs to the <em>Daraoua<\/em> (&#8220;of Dr\u00e2a&#8221;) ethnic group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This group actually comprises several ethnic groups who originated from different parts of Sub-Saharan Africa centuries ago, and who have been largely responsible for maintaining the oasis ecosystem in the region since their arrival. Their music reflects this livelihood, from the good to the bad, with lyrics often referring to their natural surroundings, and instruments and dance movements harping back to the times of war between tribes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Group Akalal are leaders in Timtig in preserving and promoting their cultural and ethnic identity, and through this pack, Zouaoui wants the world to know about their sounds. &#8220;I want the world to hear this music and ask, &#8216;Where is this music from?'&#8221; he tell us. &#8220;This is Akalal music from Timtig.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Ahmed-267x400.jpeg\" alt=\"A photo of Ahmed Zouaoui\" class=\"wp-image-20809 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Ahmed-267x400.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Ahmed-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Ahmed-170x255.jpeg 170w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Ahmed-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Ahmed-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Ahmed-1366x2048.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Ahmed-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 267px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 267\/400;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Ahmed Zouaoui<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Identity and ownership<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gnawa music is famous throughout Morocco, and in 2019 was included by UNESCO in its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Ganga music\u2014traditional Gnawan music specific to the Dr\u00e2a Valley\u2014is lesser known, and traces its roots directly back to the slavery, which in certain villages in southeastern Morocco only extends back three generations in some cases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Handheld metal instruments meant to reflect both the look and sound of chains (Krakech) coupled with booming drums and group call-and-response lyrics that discuss Gnawan ancestry and enslavement present a powerful picture of a marginalized group that has overcome hardship and suffering. Ganga music represents a celebration of what has been overcome and an ownership of a distinct cultural identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Desertification, lack of economic opportunity in the region, and a sequential and sharp rural-to-urban migration have resulted in a loss of this traditional knowledge, and elder musician Mohammed Berkaoui recognizes the importance of recording this music, not only to keep Gnawan heritage alive, but to promote it in new ways to youth to reinvigorate its practice. &#8220;Recording Ganga music in this way can help bring youth back to this music so it doesn\u2019t disappear,&#8221; he says. &#8220;This is important for us to preserve our heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mohammed-267x400.jpeg\" alt=\"A photo of Mohammed Berkaoui\" class=\"wp-image-20810 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mohammed-267x400.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mohammed-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mohammed-170x255.jpeg 170w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mohammed-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mohammed-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mohammed-1366x2048.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mohammed-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 267px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 267\/400;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Mohammed Berkaoui<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Embracing the sounds of Morocco<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Playing For Change Foundation approached local cultural actor Halim Sbai in 2015 to create <em>Joudour Sahara <\/em>(\u201cRoots of the Sahara\u201d)<em>,<\/em> a music school that embraces these cultural heritages. Sbai descends from nomadic ancestry of the Aarib people, who have roamed the Sahara Desert since bands of nomads came into North Africa from the Arab world in the 11th century. They perform several types of traditional music, of which <em>Hassani<\/em> is featured on this sound pack. Hassani music is prominent throughout southern Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, and Mali, where Aarib people are settled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of many things Joudour Sahara offers is workshops in the Gimbre, a three-stringed traditional bass instrument practiced by Gnawan people throughout Morocco. Local Gnawan musicians led by Gimbre instrumentalist and vocalist Azzedine Ait Faraji are also featured on this pack, combining the Gimbre with Krakech and traditional Gnawan lyrics that offer a different take on Ganga music. \u201cWe don\u2019t have opportunities like this to record and promote Gnawan music from this region to the rest of the world,\u201d Faraji reflects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Joudour Sahara has engaged more than 200 traditional musicians, and currently has more than 100 music students who learn both traditional and modern forms of music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Engage with the sounds of Dr\u00e2a Valley, Morocco in your own music:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/sonic-collective\/sounds-of-draa-valley-morocco\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Explore the sounds<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us as we take an in-depth look at the history, instruments, and leaders behind the ancient sounds from Dr\u00e2a Valley, Morocco.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":20808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1692],"tags":[1386,1061,1254],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - 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