Larbi Batma, Nass El-Ghiwane And Postcolonial Music In Morocco

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-ra?il, blurs the boundaries between fact and fiction and deals with social issues plaguing post-independence Morocco. Providing a reading of Al-ra?il, this book is the first in English to examine the work of Nass el-Ghiwane, as well as the emergence of al-Ughniya al-Ghiwaniya as a musical genre and the social conditions that fostered its growth.

• | Author: Lhoussain Simour
• | Publisher: McFarland & Company
• | Publication Date: Oct 12, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 220 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Music
• | ISBN-10: 1476664145
• | ISBN-13: 9781476664149