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Music genre
Chaabi (lit. "popular"
[1]) refers to several types of
popular music of
Morocco, combining rural and urban folk music.
[2]
[3]
The genre started out as street music performed in squares and
souks, and can be heard in cafés, at restaurants and at weddings.
[2]
Rural varieties include Jerra and al-Aïta (lit. "the cry"
[4]).
Several artists performing this genre are known, such as Hajib,
Abdelaziz Stati,
Najat Aatabou,
Saïd Senhaji and Khalid Bennani.
References
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^ Ellingham, Mark; McVeigh, Shaun; Grisbrook, Don (1994-01-01).
Morocco: the rough guide. Rough Guides. p. 523.
ISBN
9781858280400.
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a
b Gauldie, Robin (2017-05-30).
Morocco. New Holland Publishers. p. 28.
ISBN
9781847730954.[
permanent dead link]
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^ Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; Trillo, Richard (1999).
World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Rough Guides. p. 572.
ISBN
9781858286358.
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^ Tchebwa, Manda (2005).
African music: new challenges, new vocations. UNESCO. p. 27.