Sun 17 Sept
|Active Wellness Centre
Moroccan Gnawa Jam Night
Come and have fun learning African Gnawa rhythms in our next Moroccan Gnawa Jam Night on Sunday 17th September!
Time & Location
17 Sept 2023, 18:00 – 21:00
Active Wellness Centre, 79a Lever St, Manchester M1 1FL, UK
About the event
Gnawa music originates from the Gnawa ethnic group of Sub Saharan African slaves who were brought to Morocco, beginning in the 11th Century. Gnawa music in Morocco is much more than a musical genre hence why it's defined as trance music. It is a spiritual music at its roots and is a traditional practice throughout Morocco.
The Karkaba (Krakebs) also known as the castanets is a handheld cymbal-type instrument handmade from iron or steel and central to the Gnawa sounds is the Gimbri ( a large acoustic 3 stringed bass - a guitar drum with a wooden body.
The beats are repetitive yet lively!
The delightful and auspicious musical sound is also choreographed with gyrating dances. In the act the music and dance are experienced as purifying liberation, a higher state of consciousness and deeply healing.
In its highest expressions the rituals of this music and dance can take you…