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Music of Morocco

Morocco includes forms of music descended from Arabs, Spaniards and West Africans, along with imported pop music.

Gnawa[?] - descended from slaves brought from Mali in the 16th century, gnawa includings hand clapping[?] and sintir[?] or gimbri[?] (string instruments); it is often played at healing ceremonies

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