Gnaoua Parade 1

The sound matched the colour and movement

Morocco 3 – Swinging 'Sweera' (Essaouaira)

June 3rd 2016
On the way to exchanging the High Atlas Mountains for sea level and the coast at Essaouira – shortened to 'S'weera' by the locals – we took a detour to a winery. Now perhaps most people are more aware than I but, for much of my life, I have enjoyed a quiet drop of wine from time to time and I can't recall ever having Moroccan wine. I had put wine (and other alcohol) to one side for our time in ... read more

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In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more

3rd June 2016

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Essaouira surprises
How lucky that you were there for a music festival--love those traditional outfits. Congrats on finding wine--the riad rooftop party sounds perfect! I was unfortunately bone dry my four months in Morocco. Really, how much mint tea can one drink?

12th June 2016

Slowfeet
Slowfeet

Yes, we were lucky
Though we've had that sort of luck a number of times and now believe there is just a lot more going on in the world than we had ever appreciated before. The audience at the festival was just as interesting as the acts, especially the exuberance of the young fellas hurling each other into the air in between their twirls and leaps.

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