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Music of Morocco
Maghreb and Nile traditions: Andalusi nuba suites, Gnawa trance, Chaabi, Rai, Egyptian classical takht ensembles and Nubian song.
Sung and searched in Arabic, French. The YouTube button above can run your search in that language.
Roots and traditions
Traditional music styles
Aita (عيطة "call, cry or lament") is a Bedouin musical style that originates from the countryside of Morocco, especially the Atlantic plains such as Doukkala-Abda, Chaouia-Ouardigha, and Rehamna.
There are many varieties of Berber folk music and dance in regions such as Rif, Atlas, Chawia, and Canaria. In 2021, the anthology of the musical art titled "Rrways - a journey into the realm of Amazigh wandering poet-singers", presenting a booklet and ten compact discs with current recordings, received the ' Prix Coups de Cœur - Musiques du Monde' of the Académie Charles Cross in France.
Ahwash (أحواش, ⴰⵃⵡⴰⵛ) is a collective musical form associated with Amazigh communities in southern Morocco, particularly around Ouarzazate, the Dra'a Valley, and Sous. Ahwash involves dance, singing, poetry, and percussion.
Popular music
Chaabi "popular" folk music
Chaabi (Arabic: الشعبي, meaning popular in English) is a music consisting of numerous varieties which descend from the multifarious forms of Moroccan folk music. Chaabi was originally performed in markets, but is now found at any celebration or meeting.
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Playing now
What Morocco is listening to in 2026
Articles
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Live radio
Radio from Morocco
Music only, no news or talk. Stations that play the local tradition come first, then the most listened. They play in the corner of the page.
Station directory by Radio Browser Streams come from each station's own server.
Further reading
Open-access scholarship on the music of Morocco. Every one is free to read.
- POST-MOROCCO AND THE ELLINGTON CONNECTION
- Music as a Political Expression during North African Transitions in Morocco
- Balancing authenticity and innovation: (post) modern approaches to the renewal and preservation of Moroccan musical heritage
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