5th Arab song festival in Casablanca next June

The free union of Moroccan musicians (SLMM) will organize in Casablanca next June 13-15 the fifth Arab song festival, the SLMM said in a release.

The event will pay homage to Egyptian artists Mohamed Rochdi and Hassan Abou Saoud, Moroccan poet Abderrafia Jawahiri and Lebanese poet Abdellah Mansour.

This edition, to be named after the late composer Abdessalam Amer, will be held in cooperation with the ministry of culture and the Casablanca urban commune.