gnaoua

In the lane outside our riad we heard the hypnotic chanting of musicians. Following the sound of rhythmic percussion, we found the Gnaoua musicians busking and watched them twirling their tasselled hats. They can often be seen in the UNESCO listed Djemaa El Fna late at night, jumping around wildly twisting their heads to make the tassels fly while someone collects dirhams for the show. The square comes alive at night with food stalls, snake charmers and performers all gathering crowds of onlookers to a show which has been going since the 11th century and has to be seen to be believed. One of the greatest shows on earth!