In addition to beautiful films, MENA Film Festival also brings wonderful music from the East and a beautiful exhibition.
Satyakam Mohkamsing (violin), Ilyas Nadjafi (vocals) and Tarang Poddar (tabla) made recordings exclusively for MENAFF 2021 under the title: Sounds of the East.
The well-known Moroccan music artist Rachid El Alaoui plays world music songs under the name: MENAFF in concert.
In Caméra dans l'oeil du cyclone, an exhibition by Rachid Ouhti, you will be introduced to his vision of film and filmmakers.
SIDE PROGRAM
Exclusively for the MENA Film Festival, Satyakam Mohkamsing (violin), Ilyas Nadjafi (vocals) and Tarang Poddar (tabla) play some beautiful classical pieces and songs from the east such as the ghazal and dhrupad. The ghazal form is ancient and has its origins in 7th century Arabic poetry. The ghazal spread to South Asia in the 12th century due to the influence of Sufi mystics and the courts of the new Islamic Sultanate, and is now most notably a form of poetry of many languages of the Indian subcontinent and Turkey. Dhrupad is a genre in Hindustani classical music from the Indian subcontinent. It is the oldest style of the main vocal styles associated with classical Hindu music, Haveli Sangeet, and also related to the South Indian Carnatic tradition.
Sounds of the East
In concert - Rachid El Alaoui
RACHID EL ALAOUI is a Moroccan music artist who has given many concerts in Morocco, participated in Moroccan TV channels and radio stations and won several awards, the most important of which is the Angham Festival, the largest singing festival in Morocco.
