Maghreb Arts
Features
Boukornine talent contest builds Maghreb appeal
2010-08-17 Tunisia's Boukornine Festival provides a forum for aspiring Maghreb singers to compete, but is anyone listening?Continue...
Podcast for 2010-08-08
2010-08-08 In this episode, We present highlights of what is published on Magharebia in the past week.Continue...
El Jem music festival targets new Tunisian audience
2010-08-05 A nearly month-long arts event aims to help young Tunisians discover classical music.Continue...
Podcast for 2010-08-01
2010-08-01 In this episode, We present highlights of what is published on Magharebia in the past week.Continue...
IAM, La Caution bring rap, poetry to Hammamet stage
2010-07-30 Verses and rhymes exposed this week's Hammamet festival-goers to a wide range of urban culture.Continue...
Oujda Rai Festival links Maghreb countries
2010-07-26 At the Oujda International Rai Festival, artists and spectators alike celebrated the common musical heritage of the Maghreb.Continue...
Moroccan music takes spotlight in Algiers festival
2010-07-25 During the third Diwan Festival of Music, Algerians and Moroccans performed Gnaoua classics side by side.Continue...
Maghreb filmmakers partner for 'Les palmiers blessés'
2010-07-21 To cover a sensitive subject, a Tunisian filmmaker teamed up with an Algerian producer. The result breaks new ground for content and collaboration.Continue...
Hammamet festival showcases play on tolerance
2010-07-20 One audience member said new play "Ibn Rushd" was "valid for every place and time".Continue...
Haifa Wehbe, Missy Elliott, Sean Paul headline Casa Music Festival
2010-07-19 "We're ready to pay any price to enjoy a few hours with the artists we love," one fan said as he prepared to dance away his post-baccalaureate stress.Continue...
Diwan Festival spotlights African musical traditions
2010-07-19 Music fans are soaking up the sounds of Gnaoua, Wassoulou and other African styles at the Diwan Festival in Algiers.Continue...
Moroccan band Darga offers music with a message
2010-07-18 Members of popular musical group Darga talk about how songs with social themes are winning over young Moroccan fans.Continue...
Tunisian writers form syndicate
2010-07-13 The Writers Union, long Tunisia's sole representative of authors, has a newcomer to reckon with.Continue...
'Studio El Fan' leaves Lebanon for Tunisia
2010-07-13 Aspiring performers are thrilled by a popular Lebanese talent competition's move to Tunisia; but local music impresarios say the producer has a hidden agenda.Continue...
Canal+ shakes up Tunisian television
2010-07-11 The autumn introduction of a major French network into Tunisian TV programming is expected to energise the industry.Continue...
