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Fez Tourism Numbers Continue to Grow
A total of 386,453 overnight stays were recorded at the end of April 2018, compared to 309,166 during the same period of the previous year, according to data from the Observatoire du tourisme. The...
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Snarky Puppy, Hamid El Kasri and Hoba Hoba Spirit to open Gnaoua Festival
The Gnaoua and World Music Festival returns for its 21st edition, from June 21 to 23 in Essaouira. One of the most important artistic events of the Moroccan and international cultural agenda which...
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Fes Festival of World Sacred Music - Update
The Fes Festival of World Sacred Music looks set to have perfect weather for the entire time. The forecast is for daytime temperatures to be between 33 and 36 degrees Celsius and evenings a pleasant 17...
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Concert : Unterbiberger Hofmusik @ Medina Social Club
Tomorrow (June 20th) at 7 PM - 9 PM @Médina Social ClubDerb El Menia wosta. talaa kebira,SHARE THIS!
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Today's Big Question About Major Festivals
The View From Fez would like to hear from our readers on the subject of festival scheduling in MoroccoWhy is it that the Essaouira Gnaoua Festival is on at the same time as the Fes Festival of World...
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Sal Sidner - Art Exhibition Opens Saturday
ART Exhibition - "The Dancing Brush " - Recent works by S a l S i d n e rO p e n i n g : Sunday, June 22, 6:30 PM ALIF Riad, 6 Derb Drissi, BathContinues daily 4-6 PM through June 30Sal Sidner is an...
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Morocco Against Portugal @ World Cup
Morocco failed in their match against Portugal despite having a large number of Moroccan supporters in the crowdUnfortunately Ronaldo struck quickly with a superb headerMorocco played an amazing game...
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A Unique Spiritual Afternoon of Zikr ( Sufi Meditation ) and Sufi Songs with Shaykh Abd al- Hafidh Wentzel ( Germany ) and Ustadh Shaykh Shihabuddin Farfour ( Syria ) Friday 22 June 2018 6pm 13, Akbat...
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Review of Through The Peacock Gate - Lauren Crabbe
Review by photojournalist Lauren CrabbeDeliberating an opening for my review of Sandy McCutcheon’s Through the Peacock Gate, I opened the book at random and re-read whatever passage first caught my...
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12% increase in tourist arrivals in Morocco at the end of April
A total of 3.4 million tourists visited Morocco between January and April 2018, up 12% over the same period a year earlier, according to the Tourism Observatory.The number of foreign tourists (TES)...
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Fes Festival Preview Concert - Ustad Daud Khan Sadozai
Ustad Daud Khan Sadozai gave a Fes Festival preview concert on Thursday, June 21, at the beautiful Riad Le Jardin des Biehn. Lauren Crabbe reports for The View From FezThe setting was befitting of a...
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Essaouira Gnaoua Festival Opening
Chris Witulski reports for The View From Fez. Essaouira's Gnaoua Festival began its 21st edition as it always does, with a procession. Mirroring the opening of a ritual evening, musicians played...
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Hamid El Kasri and Snarky Puppy set the bar high in Essaouira
Hamid El Kasri and Snarky Puppy set the bar high in Essaouira. Chris Witulski reports for The View From FezAlmost as soon as the Essaouira festival's opening parade concluded, the crowds moved toward...
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Fez Festival of World Sacred Music - Opening Night
The Fez Festival of World Sacred music kicked off its 24th edition at Bab el Makina with its trademark opening night extravaganza and theme of 'ancestral knowledge'.a single oud player dominated by the...
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Dhafer Youssef Mesmerises Fes Festival
The Fes Festival of World Sacred Music opened on a high today with two great concerts and perfect warm weatherDay One ENSEMBLE MOXOS 16:30 JARDIN JNAN SBIL - Lauren Crabbe reportsThe afternoon at Jnan...
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Fes Festival Day Three - Review
A cooler day in Fez with the temperature rising to 28 degrees Celsius under cloudy skies. So far the only sour note at this year's Festival is the dropping of English introductions and translations....
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Essaouira Gnaoua Festival - Day Two
Day two of the Essaouira Gnaoua Festival began with a concert that featured one of the main goals of this year's event. While many of the tradition's elders continued to perform throughout the weekend,...
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Festival Fringe - Yale Whiffenpoofs in Concert!
Wednesday, June 27 at 7:30 PM in the ALIF Villa Garden, ALC Fes, 28 Rue Mohammed Diouri, Fes Ville Nouvelle - concert from the WhiffenpoofsEvery year, 14 senior Yale University men are selected to be...
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Fez Festival - Day Four - Review
ORPHEUS XXI JORDI SAVALL 16:30 JARDINS JNAN SBIL Review and photographs by Lauren CrabbeThose who loved Jordi Savall's production at Bab al Makina last night but thought it lacking in intimacy,were in...
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