About
What to expect
Ahmed el Maai and Thijs Borsten take the audience on a musical journey through northern Morocco with live music and film.
The show is a filmic and theatrical ode to music that connects people, cultures and generations.
- Thijs Borsten is a pianist and theatre maker.
- Ahmed el Maai has musical roots in Morocco.
- Together they explore musical traditions of northern Morocco.
- Live music and film form one continuous show.
- Musicians sometimes play along with the film music.
- Ahmed meets musicians, singers and communities.
- He improvises, plays and sings with them.
- He meets people with curiosity and respect.
Questions
When does Thijs Borsten & Ahmed el Maai - The Musical Traditions of the Maghreb start and end?
Thijs Borsten & Ahmed el Maai - The Musical Traditions of the Maghreb runs Saturday, 27 February 2027, 20:00.
Where is Thijs Borsten & Ahmed el Maai - The Musical Traditions of the Maghreb?
Thijs Borsten & Ahmed el Maai - The Musical Traditions of the Maghreb takes place at Corrosia, Markt 43, Almere.
Which places and music are featured?
The journey goes from Tangier's narrow alleys to Fez's ancient medina.
It passes Sufi singers, Andalusian singing, old rituals and urban folk culture.
It also goes to Chefchaouen and Larache.
In Larache, they sing with young performers of madih and Sufi sama'.
This is spiritual music with chanting and collective rhythms.
It includes Andalusian music in Ksar el-Kebir and hadra rituals in Ouazzane.
These traditions are still alive.
Arabic and Moroccan events
Getting there
Corrosia, Markt 43, 1354 AP Almere, Flevoland, NL
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