Morocco Culture Folk Music Video with Companion Lesson

ABDELGHANI GHATBA = GHNINOU The musician Ghninou plays the darbouga with the Orcestra Rgragi, an orchestra that is nationally recognized. They perform weekly on national television in Morocco.

ARABDELATIF LAHLOU = LAHLOU Lahlou is a raita player who performs under several mkadems masters of the aissawa brotherhood). The leading mkadem and one of the most known and respected ones) whom Lahlou currently plays with, is known as El Btahi.

This is the TEACHER GUIDE for MOROCCO CULTURE FOLK MUSIC from the Travels with Music series at TeacherspayTeachers.

Morocco is a small country in North Africa with an artistically and spiritually rich culture. Throughout its history, Morocco hosted people coming from the East, South, and North, bringing together peoples practicing Judaism, Christianity, paganism and Islam. Morocco's official language is Arabic, but 40% still speak varying dialects of Berber, while French, English, and Spanish are used in education and business. Morocco’s population includes over 30 million people, sharply divided in lifestyles between the rural desert or agricultural areas, and the bustling market souk) cities, alive with activity and music 24 hours a day.

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