Timitar Festival kicks off in miscegenation of cultures

The 2nd Timitar Festival "Signs and Culture" kicked off, Agadir Saturday, in miscegenation of cultures.

At the opening ceremony, the festival aficionados sampled an exceptional menu as the African, Arab and Amazigh cultures met in a unique moment of cultures symbiosis. The Amazigh, or free men, were the inhabitants of most of North Africa before the Arab era.

In a distinctive fusion of M'balax, folk and blues, the Senegalese singer Isma‘l L™ spoke racism, poverty and famine and chanted peace and tolerance.

The emotion-filled voice of "The African Bob Dylan" charmed the local and foreign music lovers who teemed the Al-Amal Square.

Rhythms ascended as "Oudaden" band went on the scene to feature some of their Amazigh repertoire.

Yet, the strong moment of the opening ceremony was "Nass El-Ghiwane" show. "The African Rolling Stones" had the same impact on the audience as they have been doing during the thirty last years.

Themed "An Amazigh festival in the heart of the world," the festival is featuring 45 musicians representing Amazigh, Arab and world music notably Alpha Blondy, Faudel, Raul Paz (king of Salsa), Enzo Avitabile & Bottari, Kepa Junkera, Njava, Toto La Momposina, Tarek Nasser, Moha Oulhoucine Achibane, la Raisssa Tachenouiteand Najat Aatabou.