Mourad Belouadi - 'Mawama'

On April 25th, 2014, we recorded Mourad Belouadi in his ancestral town of M'hamid El Ghizlane, at the southeastern edge between Morocco and Algeria. This is the first of 10 songs we recorded, and it is a traditional Gnawa song.
Gnawa music has its roots in the slave trade, which displaced many Central and West Africans (mostly the Fulani people) to North Africa. Over the years it has mixed pre-Islamic African traditions with classical Islamic Sufism, and today can be found mostly in Morocco and some parts of Algeria.
"Mawama" is both a song of displacement, and one of spiritual transcendence.
Mourad is a brilliant multi-instrumentalist and photographer who was born blind. At the age of 11 (after a few unsuccessful attempts) he finally underwent an operation which allowed him to see the world for the first time.
We called Mourad "Magic Fingers" because of his incredible ability to turn any object he laid his hands on into amazing music.

[markofatifatizara]

اش كيعني لك المرحوم محمود كينيا ينتابني احساس غريب وكاني استمع لمحمود ك كينيا ..صحة و برافو لك

[markofatifatizara]

صحة المعلم وتحية كناوية مغربية والله يرحم المعلمين هم السابقون ونحن اللاحقون

[OnlineTLSHishamkhaldouni]

معلم والله حتي معلم بوحدك وناغم ومنغمنا معاك صحة المعلم 👏👏👏

[hachimzizo]

فن كناوة تراثنا المغربي 🇲🇦 الذي نفخر به

[souhailouchfil]

I'm going through the comments and I'm liking the old ones so that they will get notified and come watch this art again.

[salmzzz]

I have no idea what this type of music is or the culture it's coming from I just stumbled on it by accident and I can't stop listening. Love from Florida❤

[simohamedbel]

This guy his the super duper best one who played this track listened all gnawa singer you hit the rock man

[NORTAMRAT]

Some times i dont need to have money to travel to the world. Music like this one takes me where ever i want.

[mournfulskank]

Excellent, merci !!! This gnawa song is magical, this bloke speaks to my soul !! Thanks for this share. Greetings from France :)

[markofatifatizara]

اقسم بالله انك فكرتيني بالنعلمين اتمنى لك حظ موفق ومن سار على الدرب وصل . صح للمعلمين الكناويين وعاش المغرب

[jasminkia]

So spiritual, amazing and beautiful to listen too! In love with this music💗

[mustaphabanous]

هده هي الموسيقى لغناوية الحقيقية كلام ذو معنى ونغمات روحية على الغنبر دون ألات أخرى التي تثير الضجيج لأنها موسيقى روحية .

[saadrzal]

What a performance ! GOOD JOB Ba Mourad !

[oumaimab]

I just love this country, this continent this whole opportunity to experience such an art. Gnawa reflects a long timeline of spirituality, travel, freedom, salvation and many many deep things that still struggle to express nowadays. May God bless the soul of all the Mallemia that preserved those masterpieces ❤️🙏

[saraworlduniversal]

J’ai atterri ici 👈 après avoir regarder et écouter la version de fahd benchamsi bref tous les 2 vous gérez grave la musique 🎶 bravo 🎊

[hadiotoba]

@remix ←→ culture10, this is one of the best performances and live recordings of gnawa music I've seen so far. Many thanks for capturing this beautiful moment of artistic genius from the remote and yet very authentic l'mhamid.
tbarklah 3la l'artist and the filming crew!

[yobrojoost]

Great playing! And what a sound! Nice voice too!

[nawfalrazzaki]

just great and unbelievable, i'm a maroccan, gnawa's fan and i hope to see more video for u, keep going, u are good Mourad ;)

[mohakharoia]

mourad notre chère ami que dieux te préserve de salé bettana

[sofhero]

waou, that's wonderful. I am sad that in my country we do not have this opportunities to see and lisen to the good sound on the goumbri