Ahwach Talouet | Moroccan Folklore at Dubai Expo | Moroccan Traditional Dance

Moroccan Folk Music - Ahwach Talouet Ahwach (Aḥwash) Talouet is a troupe of men and women who combine in an artistic creation of traditional dance and music. The entertaining performance consists of framed-drums (bandirs) carried by the men, accompanied by the dancing and singing of the women. Ahwach Ahwach dance is one of the main folkloric dances in the region. Some historians believe the dance first appeared in Telouet. Some believe the dance migrated along with the tribes and villages in the area.The dance is now found throughout the High Atlas and Sous regions.Each year Ouarzazate holds Ahwach festival, featuring Moroccan traditional dances. If you are lucky, you might come across Teloute Ahwach group playing inside the Kasbah. Aḥwash (ahwach or ahouach) is a Shilha style of collective performance, including dance, singing, poetry and percussion, from southern Morocco. The ahwash is performed on the occasion of local festivals as a celebration of the community. The ahwash is usually performed by two large groups of people, typically men and women on opposite sides, who alternate their performances of song, dance, poetry, and drumming on frame drums. The ahwash is rarely performed outside of individual villages, because of the difficulty of transporting the large number of participants (often more than twenty, and sometimes 150 or more). As a result, the ahwash has developed somewhat independently among different villages, and the details of the performances differ. The ahwash is recognized by many Moroccans to involve some pre-Islamic components of traditional Berber religion. In most places, an ahwash is performed in front of a saint's tomb during religious holidays, called moussem. In some instances, it is disallowed for fear of offending the saint, or for fear of the combination of the saint's power and the power of the ahwash. Very religious Moroccans may choose not to take part in the ahwash, because they believe the devil is a part of the performance. The celebration of an ahwash is both an important communal and spiritual practice, sometimes leading to a supernatural experience; there are many stories from southern Moroccan villages of performers who are clairvoyant. ————————————————————————————— Location: Sun Plaza, Opportunity Zone, Expo 2020 Dubai 🎥 27 Mar 2021 🕒 3PM - 7PM 🌡 23 °C / 73 °F Gadget:  iPhone 12 Pro Max Editing:  Final Cut Pro ———————————————————————————