Määk’s Spirit? A certain openness to different inspirations, to forms, rhythms, to the greatest possible freedom for musicians. This makes the group surprising through its endless spontaneity and aptitude to feel what is growing and happily develop it. Music that is prodigiously free and bewitching, from a group that now consists of six musicians with powerful personalities and varied backgrounds (Greetings from Mercury, Rêve d’Eléphant Orchestra, Octurn, Baby Boom, Tous Dehors, Dreamtime, Aka Moon, le Gros Cube, etc.).
Gnawa Express? One of the best-known gnawa combos in Morocco. The Gnawas of Morocco now form a brotherhood, celebrating a ritual that is musical, an initiation and a therapy at the same time. The goal is to bring balance to the body’s fundamental energy. To dialogue with the invisible and align themselves with the genies, Gnawa undertake the “journey” of the lila: a ceremony whose steps are punctuated by blood, sugar, laughter, ecstasy, colours, aromas, dance, fury, playing and drama.
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