Gnaoua music show gives the kickoff of Morocco’s cultural week in Lisbon

Lisbon – The public Lisbon vibrated to the rhythms of Gnawa music at the opening Thursday of the cultural week in Morocco in the Portuguese capital.

This cultural event, marked by the presence of several members of the Moroccan community in Portugal, was also an opportunity to discover Lisbon’s wealth and originality of the ceremony of marriage and Tetouan henna.

The ceremony, held under a tent caïdale offered the curious public the opportunity to know closely the traditions and customs of a neighboring country with which Portugal is bound by a common history.

The evening continued with a gala dinner enlivened by the singing of a women’s group in northern Morocco, whose proceeds will go to a charity for children in precarious situations.

Organized by the Embassy of Morocco in Lisbon in partnership with the municipality of Arroios and the Moroccan Agency for the promotion and Northern Development this week, which was placed under the sign: “The north of Morocco Arroios” also includes exhibitions including pastiche arts and local produce and crafts.

“The goal this week is to share with the Portuguese people our diverse and rich culture through gastronomy, ceremonies and wedding henna and music,” said the Ambassador of Morocco in Lisbon, Karima Benyaich.

It is also to contribute to reconciliation between the two peoples, Moroccan and Portuguese Ms. Benyaich said, adding that this cultural event is the culmination of the high-level meeting held in Morocco-Portugal earlier this week and was co-chaired by Abdelilah Benkirane head of government and the Portuguese Prime Minister.

The meeting was marked by the participation of a strong ministerial delegation and the organization of an economic forum which was a great success, she recalled, welcoming the conclusion in this high-level Meeting an agreement under which a shipping line will emerge, linking the port of Portimao to that of Tangier by ferryboats. “This agreement will translate into reality the political speeches we hold” and realize the geographical proximity between the two countries, she said.

The diplomat also welcomed to see trade increase between Morocco and Portugal, reminiscent in this sense that 200 Portuguese companies are already present in Morocco and 1200 working for the Moroccan market knowing that Moroccan companies are also interested in them Lusitanian market.

As part of Morocco’s cultural week in Lisbon, which will continue until Saturday, the Portuguese public had an appointment on Wednesday night for the projection of the Moroccan film “Malak” the director Abdeslam Kelai.