Established in 1971, Nass el-Ghiwane is a legendary musical group that transformed the Moroccan music scene in the last decades of the 20th century.
The charismatic founding member Larbi Batma (1948-1997) through his lyrics brought to light Moroccan folklore and obscure poetry. His autobiography Al-ral, blurs the boundaries between fact and fiction and deals with social issues plaguing post-independence Morocco.
Providing a reading of Al-ral, this book is the first in English to examine the work of Nass el-Ghiwane, as well as the emergence of al-ghniya al-Ghwaniya as a musical genre...
Established in 1971, Nass el-Ghiwane is a legendary musical group that transformed the Moroccan music scene in the last decades of the 20th century....
Recollecting History beyond Borders looks closely at the experience of Moroccan captives, acrobats and dancing women in America throughout various historical periods. It explores the mobility of Moroccans beyond borders and their cultural interactions with the American self and civilization, and offers a broad discussion on the negotiation of the complex dynamics of representation and on the various discursive ramifications of the cultural contacts initiated by ordinary Moroccan travellers. It also recovers some undocumented narratives of Moroccans, whose less-studied transatlantic...
Recollecting History beyond Borders looks closely at the experience of Moroccan captives, acrobats and dancing women in America throughout various his...