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L'Boulevard
L'Boulevard (:, Arabe:) is an urban music festival held annually in Casablanca, Morocco. A segment named ''Tremplin'' (trampoline) is held in the form of a competition, allowing young musical groups to gain exposure to a larger audience. There are three main components to the event: L'Boulevard Festival, the Tremplin competition, and Sbagha Bagha—an opportunity for graffiti artists to cover the "White City" with their creations. History The event was created by Mohamed Merhari (also known as Momo) and Hicham Bahou in 1999. It was initially conceived as a competition to reward the best contestants in each of the 3 categories: hip-hop and rap, rock and metal, and fusion. Over the years, this festival has developed into a landmark event in Casablanca. Artists such as Don Bigg of Mafia C from (Casablanca), H-Kayne (Meknes), Fnaïre (Marrakesh), Zanka Flow (Tangier) and others and have participated in this competition and have been chosen as the best contestants. The concerts rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casablanca
Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business center. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a population of about 3.71 million in the urban area, and over 4.27 million in the Greater Casablanca, making it the most populous city in the Maghreb region, and the List of largest cities in the Arab world, eighth-largest in the Arab world. Casablanca is Morocco's chief port, with the Port of Casablanca being one of the largest artificial ports in the world, and the second largest port in North Africa, after Tanger-Med ( east of Tangier). Casablanca also hosts the primary naval base for the Royal Moroccan Navy. Casablanca is considered a Global Financial Centre, ranking 54th g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
H-Kayne
H-Kayne is a Moroccan rap group that was created in the city of Meknes in 1996. History H-Kayne was formed in Meknes in 1996. The group performed their first concert in 1997. In 2003, they won first prize at the L’Boulevard festival. In 2004, the group released a self-produced album, ''1 Son 2 Bled'Art.'' In 2005, H-Kayne released a second album called "HK-1426" produced by Platinum Music. In 2006, H-Kayne performed at the Bataclan in Paris, the only Moroccan rappers to have done so. In 2011, H-Kayne were appointed goodwill ambassadors in Morocco for the United Nations Development Program. In 2013, the group were bestowed the Order of Ouissam Alaouite by King Mohammed VI Mohammed VI ( ar, محمد السادس; born 21 August 1963) is the King of Morocco. He belongs to the 'Alawi dynasty and acceded to the throne on 23 July 1999, upon the death of his father, King Hassan II. Upon ascending to the throne, Moha .... Discography Albums * ''1 Son 2 Bled'Art'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electro (music)
Electro (or electro- funk)Rap meets Techno, with a short history of Electro Globaldarkness.com. Retrieved on July 18, 2011. is a of and early hip hop directly influenced by the use of the Roland TR-808 drum machines, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Abattoirs
The Former Abattoirs or the Former Slaughterhouses of Casablanca (, ) were constructed under the French protectorate in Morocco in 1912 in the neighborhood of Hay Mohammadi in Casablanca. History The one-time slaughterhouses of Casablanca were constructed by architect George-Ernest Desmarest in 1912 and modernized in 1922 by Henri Prost. They were expanded in 1951, then closed in 2002, substituted by new slaughterhouses in the periphery of Casablanca. Abandoned since 2002, the approximately 14 acre complex became host to a public art movement, with free performances, workshops, and concerts. ''Theatre Nomade'' is still based there. Architecture The Former Abattoirs were built in a style inspired by ''Neo-Mauresque'', or Moorish Revival, as well as Art Deco. References Further reading ''L'Batwar - Fabrique culturelle des Abattoirs de Casablanca - Histoire d'une reconversion.'' Jean-Louis Cohen, Najib Taki, Driss Ksikes Driss Ksikes (born 1968 in Casablanca) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
:Category:Fusion Music Genres
{{Commons category, Fusion music genres This category contains music genres that could be considered fusions of various historical genres; that is, they combine elements of different genres together. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapping
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The components of rap include "content" (what is being said), "flow" (rhythm, rhyme), and "delivery" (cadence, tone). Rap differs from spoken-word poetry in that it is usually performed off-time to musical accompaniment. Rap is a primary ingredient of hip hop music commonly associated with that genre; however, the origins of rap predate hip-hop culture by many years. Precursors to modern rap include the West African griot tradition, Cockney rhyming slang, certain vocal styles of blues, jazz, 1960s African-American poetry and ''Sprechgesang''. The use of rap in popular music originated in the Bronx, New York City in the 1970s, alongside the hip hop genre and cultural movement. Rapping developed from the role of master of ceremonies (MC) at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gothic Metal
Gothic metal (or goth metal) is a fusion genre combining the aggression of heavy metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music. The genre originated during the early 1990s in the United Kingdom originally as an outgrowth of death-doom, a fusion of death metal and doom metal. Lyrics are generally dark and introspective with inspiration from gothic fiction as well as personal experiences. Pioneers of gothic metal include Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride and Anathema, all from the north of England. Other pioneers from the first half of the 1990s include Type O Negative from the United States, Lake of Tears, Tiamat and Katatonia from Sweden, and the Gathering from the Netherlands. Norwegian band Theatre of Tragedy developed the "beauty and the beast" aesthetic of combining aggressive male vocals with clean female vocals, a contrast that had been adopted by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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