Moga Festival | |
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Genre | Gnawa music - electronic music |
Location(s) | Essaouira, Morocco |
Years active | 2016 - 2022 present |
Founded by | Matthieu Corosine - Abdeslam Alaoui - Benoit Geli |
Moga Festival (مهرجان موڭا: Arabe:) is an electronic music festival held annually in Essaouira, Morocco, inspired by the decorations of the series Game of Thrones. [1]
The festival founded in 2016 by Matthieu Corosine, Abdeslam Alaoui and Benoit Geli, [2] an event dedicated to contemporary music and digital arts. [3] It has a program in the sets of the series Game of Thrones in Essaouira to connect international musicians and Moroccan artists ( Gnawa Malems) with electronic music culture. [4] Each year, the festival represents traditional Moroccan and electronic music for original projects created in this city, presented on stage during the festival. [5]
Moga festival invites amateur artists and musical groups to perform in this event for 5 days. [6] They contribute to the development of the youth music scene through meetings in front of the public. [4] The festival also has activities and workshops besides music to the community. [7]