The Mawazine Festival 2020 holds on eight stages around town, Mawazine seems to take over Morocco’s capital city of Rabat for its eight-day run.

In 2013, 2.2 million people (more than 3 times the population of Rabat) attended the festival’s more than 100 concerts.

Since Mawazine’s debut in 2002, big-name headliners have included Stevie Wonder, Kylie Minogue, Quincy Jones, Elton John and Whitney Houston, and musicians and singers from across Africa, India, Europe, the Caribbean and South America have rounded out the roster

The festival brings together top notch names in Arab, Africa, and other international musicians. It also displays the best of the best artists on the Moroccan music scene.

Stages at the festival

There are four main stages at the festival:

OLM SOUISSI – international stage – it’s considered as the stronghold of international music. It is the main place for popular gatherings that are the secret of Mawazine.

NAHDA SPACE – Oriental Stage – This stage is dedicated to Arabic music. It offer festival-goers a unique opportunity to discover the best of midden and classic repertoire of the region.

SALE BEACH – Moroccan Stage – This stage dedicates half of its schedule to Moroccan artists which is also a unique boost for young talents of the country.

BOUREGREG – Rhythms of the World Stage. This stage is dedicated to fans of African music. Dancing to the rhythms of the most beautiful sounds of the black continent.

Mawazine represents a genuine springboard for musicians and singers in Morocco.

Over the years the festival has attracted as many as 2.5 million spectators and its ranked as a major World music festival and one of the major festivals on the African continent.

Futhermore, Artists such as Dadju, Black Eyed Peas, Migos, Aya Nakamura, Future, Yousra Saouf have all previously performed at the festival!

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