Essaouira Gnawa Festival: Fatima Zahra Jbali, a female revelation

Fatima Zahra Jbali emerges as a new figure in Gnawa music at the Essaouira Festival.

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The 27th edition of the event, founded in 1998, highlights this ancestral tradition and its contemporary fusions.

Women are playing an increasing role, breaking gender barriers in this cultural heritage.

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