The Essaouira Gnaoua and World Music Festival celebrates the music of the Gnaouas, the product of a mystic tradition with branches as widespread as Haitian Voodoo and Brazilian Candomblé. Performers include the best local and international musicians of the genre. A picturesque port painted in blue and white, Essaouira is a travellers’ favourite and...
Most visitors to Morocco are unaware that Bhalil even exists and yet it is a very special place to visit. No one knows this better than Kamal Chaoui and his wife Beatrice who own and operate Dar Kamal Chaoui, (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK-Ejlb87lk&feature=related). Kamal and Beatrice have made themselves quite at home in Bhalil, where they are...
Life is full of spiritual moments and Omar Chennafi, a talented young Moroccan photographer, unerringly seems to find himself in the right spot and the right moment. You can ask any photographer who likes to photograph people and they will tell you how challenging it can be to catch those unguarded moments — especially...
BLOGGERS UNEDITED Cafe Clock encourages writers to send examples of their work for Cafe Clock Online. The following piece by Colleen Cassar really captures the mood and madness found just outside Cafe Clock. This is the first unabridged, unedited story we are publishing. We look forward to receiving your writings, too! Having settled...
