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In this paper, we well survey the complicated dynamics of change and/or conservation within the repertory of the traditional oral Berber dancing songs called Ahwash, as this genre is still performed among certain Moroccan Berber-Jewish communities immigrated to Israel in the mid 1950’s and early 1960’s. Definition of ‘ahwash’ with respect to other Moroccan musical genres The term ‘ahwash’ covers several forms of local varieties of a Berber village collective dance in which participants, men and/or women sing while dancing collectively in the Atlas Mountains and around in Morocco (v. Chottin; Rovsing-Olsen). Despite the lack of a historical concrete picture of how the Judeo-Berber vernacular variants interfered, each time through history, in the everyday life of those Jewish communities (v. Zafrani; Lakhsassi) who lived for centuries in those areas (v. Schroeter), Jewish participation in ahwash, as dancers, singers and even as lyrics improvisers, has been witnessed in such localities as...

In this paper, we well survey the complicated dynamics of change and/or conservation within the repertory of the traditional oral Berber dancing songs called Ahwash, as this genre is still performed among certain Moroccan Berber-Jewish communities immigrated to Israel in the mid 1950’s and early 1960’s. Definition of ‘ahwash’ with respect to other Moroccan musical genres The term ‘ahwash’ covers several forms of local varieties of a Berber village collective dance in which participants, men and/or women sing while dancing collectively in the Atlas Mountains and around in Morocco (v. Chottin; Rovsing-Olsen). Despite the lack of a historical concrete picture of how the Judeo-Berber vernacular variants interfered, each time through history, in the everyday life of those Jewish communities (v. Zafrani; Lakhsassi) who lived for centuries in those areas (v. Schroeter), Jewish participation in ahwash, as dancers, singers and even as lyrics improvisers, has been witnessed in such localities as...

Traditional and Classical Moroccan Music is the most diversified and the richest among all the varieties of Classical Arabic Music. THERE ARE many genres of Moroccan music. It includes ... which seeks to preserve traditional dances and present them to a wider audience. Il ya eu de nombreux changements au sein de Maroc ces dernières années, en particulier la façon dont la musique est perçue et reçue. Les bandes ont été la modernisation de musique traditionnelle pour attirer la jeune génération en appréciant leur riche patrimoine.Ces styles de jeunesse ont été appelés électro-chaabi, rai-hop et le métal-gnawa. Le mélange des paroles et instruments traditionnels avec le rythme de la musique moderne et de l'utilisation d'instruments électriques, tels que la guitare, est devenu plus acceptée au cours du temps, et donné lieu à la popularité de groupes comme Hoba Hoba Spirit.Avec une augmentation de concerts de musique et avec les organisateurs d'inviter internationale musiciansto...

Traditional and Classical Moroccan Music is the most diversified and the richest among all the varieties of Classical Arabic Music. THERE ARE many genres of Moroccan music. It includes ... which seeks to preserve traditional dances and present them to a wider audience. Il ya eu de nombreux changements au sein de Maroc ces dernières années, en particulier la façon dont la musique est perçue et reçue. Les bandes ont été la modernisation de musique traditionnelle pour attirer la jeune génération en appréciant leur riche patrimoine.Ces styles de jeunesse ont été appelés électro-chaabi, rai-hop et le métal-gnawa. Le mélange des paroles et instruments traditionnels avec le rythme de la musique moderne et de l'utilisation d'instruments électriques, tels que la guitare, est devenu plus acceptée au cours du temps, et donné lieu à la popularité de groupes comme Hoba Hoba Spirit.Avec une augmentation de concerts de musique et avec les organisateurs d'inviter internationale musiciansto...