By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Taliouine, Morocco, May 10, 2013 Over a hundred students and teachers from middle and high schools in the region of Taliouine, 76.37 miles (122.9 kilometers) from Marrakech, attended the event organized Friday, May 10, at Migration et Development (migration and development) theater hall in Taliouine on the occasion of the international poetry day. The event was initially ...

By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Taroudant, Morocco, May 10, 2013 The famous South Korean singer Park Jae-Song, known as the PSY, and author of the song “Gangman style” has cancelled his particiation at the closing ceremony of the 2013 edition of Rabat’s Mawazine Festival, the Morocco Culture Association said in a press on Friday. "The Morocco Cultures Association is saddened to announce the cancellation ...

May 4, 2013 (Al Arabiya) With his glinting smile and powerful vocals captivating audiences and panel of judges, an Arab Idol contestant has become the first Palestinian to advance into a late stage of the pan-Arab talent competition. Mohammed Assaf, from Gaza, has become a national icon among Palestinians. On Friday, Assaf performed a song that dates back to 1986 and was first sung by Arab Idol judge and Le ...

Morocco World News Rabat, May 1, 2013   DJ and Producer Sarah Young announced via twitter two weeks ago that she was set to visit the kingdom of Morocco on an official press trip to meet with fans and international press. The young music maker arrived in Marrakesh on Monday and will be staying 4 days to do a series of interviews with international press to promote her music and to meet her many fans. With a ...

April 15, 2013 South Korean entertainer PSY unveiled his long-awaited new single on Saturday, after changing its name from “AssArabia” to “Gentleman,” following concern that it might offend the Arab world. The 35-year-old singer, of “Gangnam” fame, debuted his new song in the South Korean capital with an audience of around 50,000, most of whom were dressed in white. Although “AssArabia,” or “Assaravia,” is ...

By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Taroudant, April 5, 2013 The famous American R & B and pop music icon Rihanna will sing during the opening ceremony of the 12th edition of the Mawazine Festival, Rhythms of the World. According to the festival’s website, the most popular celebrity on the social networking site Facebook with more than 68.5 million fans, will perform on Friday, May 25 at 9:45 p.m. in OL ...

Morocco World News New York, April 5, 2013 RSLOU Management, an independent , publishing, producing and managing company founded by the Moroccan American Miloud ElAomari, will host and present the first annual Moroccan Talent Expo 2013 to showcase Moroccan and Moroccan-American rising talents. The event will be held on May 10, 2013 in Fairfax, Virginia. As the Moroccan-American community grows in the United ...

March 31, 2013 Winners usually take it all, the prize and the fame. But for 31-year-old Iranian singer Ermia Va Majid, it is a rather different climb to victory and fame. Ermia was declared the grand winner of the Iranian version of X-Factor, Googosh Academy, which is being filmed and transmitted to Iranian viewers from London by an exiled TV channel. Taking home a staggering amount of $25,000 during the an ...

March 27, 2013 Syrian singer Assala Nasri praised on Tuesday National Coalition leader Moaz al-Khatib and Free Syrian Army commander Riad al-Assaad via the social networking site Twitter. Assaad is "a glorious hero among Syria's heroes,” the Middle Eastern star said. "Do not be frustrated because of what happened. Millions of youths have your back. May you heal [soon]," Nasri tweeted in reference to the ass ...

By Youssef El Kaidi Morocco World News Fez, March 27, 2013 The music festival of Joujouka is to be held from 14th to 16th June, 2013. Since its first edition in 2008, the festival annually takes place in June in the far-flung village of Joujouka (or Jahjouka) in the Ahl Srif tribal area near Laksar Lakbir south of the Rif in northern Morocco. The festival is very unique and not like any other festival in th ...

By Jamal Laoudi Morocco World News Washington, March 26, 2013 If you are familiar with Rai music and you hear one of Madjid's tracks, you would not be the first to mistake him for Khaled or Cheb Khaled, the King of Rai. Upon taking a closer look, you will discover that the resemblance extends beyond the sound; they look alike quite a bit. Madjid has also excelled in mimicking Khaled's famous smile and adopt ...

Morocco World News Fez, March 15, 2013 One of the best loved music festivals in the world has attracted a star-studded lineup for its 19th edition. Headlining The Fez Festival of World Sacred Music this year is the celebrated American singer-poet Patti Smith and the legendary flamenco guitarist from Spain, Paco de Lucia. For eight magical days from 7 to 15 June, visitors from many countries will gather in M ...