How the Gnaoua Music Festival Is Making Morocco “African Again”

While the Moroccan state is just starting to make itself “African” again, the Gnaoua and World Music Festival has been strengthening Morocco’s links with the rest of Africa for almost twenty years.

by Alexander Jusdanis

On January 31, 2017, Morocco re-entered the African Union after a thirty-three-year absence. “It is so good to be back home, after having been away for too long,” King Mohammed VI told AU leaders in a speech at the 28th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. “It is a good day when you can show your affection for your beloved home. Afr…