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Gnawa

The Gnawa (/ɡ(ə)ˈnɑːwə/) (or Gnaoua, Ghanawa, Ghanawi, Gnawi'; Arabic: ڭناوة, romanized: Gnāwa) are an ethnic minority inhabiting southern Morocco, who had been brought to Morocco as slaves from West Africa’s Sahel.

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Gnawa and music

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Country
Morocco
Inscription
2019 (14th session)
List
Representative
Region
Arab States

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Gnawa

Nodes63
Edges62
Triples62
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.031746
Components1

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related to history · 15
Gnawa → Arabic, Bambara, Fulani, Hausa, Jedba, Maghreb, Morocco, Sahelian, Soninke, Sufi, The Gnawa, They, This, West Africa, While Muslims
related to General references · 14
Gnawa → Amazigh Kateb Yassin, Arabic, Berber, Chouki El Hamel, Communication, Duke University December, Encyclopædia BritannicaBen Saidi, Ghanawa Music-a, Gnawa Stories, Ibiblio, Maghreb Blues, Moroccan, Moroccognawa, Mystical Musician Healers
related to External links · 8
Gnawa → Archived, Cnc/Recherche/fiche2, Essaouira Gnaoua, Monde, Music- Festival, Musiques, Wayback Machinehttp, WorldMusicCentral
related to Gnawa and music · 8
Gnawa → Bori, Gnawas, Hausa, In Moroccan, Islamic African, Islamic Sufism, The, They
Country · 1
Gnawa → Morocco
Inscription · 1
Gnawa → 2019 (14th session)
List · 1
Gnawa → Representative
Reference · 1
Gnawa → 01170
Region · 1
Gnawa → Arab States

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morocco music essaouira berber festival cultural called gnaoua also arabic african gnawas dance press africa hausa healing guembri marrakesh london

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GnawaCountryMorocco1.00infobox
GnawaInscription2019 (14th session)1.00infobox
GnawaListRepresentative1.00infobox
GnawaReference011701.00infobox
GnawaRegionArab States1.00infobox
brothers Mahmoud Guiniainstance ofhave drawn on and collaborated with Gnawa musicians0.80text
Mokhtar Gania of Essaouirainstance ofhave drawn on and collaborated with Gnawa musicians0.80text
brothers Mustapha Baqbouinstance ofhave drawn on and collaborated with Gnawa musicians0.80text
Hassan Hakmoun have introduced Gnawa musicinstance ofInternational recording artists0.80text
dance to Western audiences through their recordingsinstance ofInternational recording artists0.80text
concert performances.The centres for Gnawa music are Marrakeshinstance ofInternational recording artists0.80text
Tangierinstance ofInternational recording artists0.80text

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