Summaries

The very popular Moroccan group Nass-El Ghiwane are filmed, in performances, meetings, interviews, and collaborations with other musicians.

The group's "Trances" are our equivalent of "soul music", our irrationality. I followed the example of the Nass El Ghiwane themselves: I went back to the roots. They draw their music from the last thousand years of Moroccan and African history. the film sets out to reveal and emphasize this heritage. I chose the music of the Saharan brotherhood, The Gnawas, and the verses of the famous poet El Mejdoub, to underline the trances—El Maanouni, Ahmed

Details

Keywords
  • group
  • soul music
Genres
  • Music
  • Documentary
Release date Jan 26, 1982
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin France Morocco
Language Arabic
Filming locations Casablanca, Morocco
Production companies Interfilms Ohra-Sogeav

Box office

Budget $200000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 30m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1

Synopsis

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