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Morocco Music owes it melodious nature and high quality to other genres like Classical, Berber, Arab and Popular music. Morocco Music rose to popularity through performances in a number of events like public concerts, private functions, social and religious occasions like festivals, marriages and funerals. They are also known to accompany dances and storytelling activities in Morocco.
Music in Morocco forms integral part of the folk culture of the land. In fact, the lyrics of these unique musical compositions reveal the historical and mythological backgrounds of the country and its inhabitants.
Andalusian Music is one of the most popular Moroccan Musical Trends, introduced by the famous composer and singer, Abu Hassan Ali Ben Nafi. Classical Arabic lyrics and complex musical structures are characteristic features of this Moroccan Music.
Berber Music is yet another significant genre of Moroccan Music. Its diverse compositions involving the Celtic oboe and bagpipes as well as typical Chinese pentatonic tunes, reveal the exceptionally rich and varied Berber culture and traditions. All these tunes are combined together in African rhythmic styles to form one of the main sources of entertainment in social ceremonies like marriages, verses, tales and songs.
In fact, the Berber musical traditions are kept alive by small bands of musicians in Morocco, who move about from village to village. This is considered to be the age-old occupation of these bands to offer endless recreations to people on various social and religious occasions. These musicians are known to hold the traditions involving music in Morocco.
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