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| Locations | Rabat,Morocco |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Organised by | Maroc Cultures |
| Website | mawazine.ma |
Mawazine (Arabic:موازين,romanized: mawāzīn, meaning "rhythms") is an internationalmusic festival held annually inRabat,Morocco. The event features a wide range of international and local music artists across various genres. Mawazine is organized by Maroc Cultures, a cultural foundation founded and presided over byMounir Majidi, the personal secretary of KingMohammed VI.[1]
The 2025 festival was attended by 3.75 million people,[2] making Mawazine the largest music festival in the world.[3][better source needed] With 90 acts on 7 stages, it has the highest ratio of attendees per stage in the world.[4] Mawazine is considered Africa's largest and most important music festival.[5]
| Artist | Genre | Year Performed |
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| Mariah Carey | Pop/R&B | 2012 |
| Whitney Houston | Pop/R&B | 2008 |
| Stevie Wonder | Soul/Funk | 2009 |
| Rihanna | Pop/R&B | 2013 |
| Shakira | Pop/Latin | 2011 |
| Justin Timberlake | Pop/R&B | 2014 |
| Jennifer Lopez | Pop/Latin | 2015 |
| Alicia Keys | Pop/R&B | 2014 |
| Bruno Mars | Pop/Funk | 2018 |
| The Weeknd | R&B/Pop | 2018 |
| Nicki Minaj | Rap/Pop | 2024 |
| Enrique Iglesias | Pop/Latin | 2013 |
| Chris Brown | R&B/Pop | 2016 |
| Elton John | Pop/Rock | 2010 |
| Christina Aguilera | Pop | 2016 |
| Kanye West | Rap/Hip-Hop | 2011 |
| Karol G | Latin/Reggaeton | 2019 |
| Maluma | Latin/Reggaeton | 2019 |
| Travis Scott | Rap/Hip-Hop | 2019 |
| Camila Cabello | Pop | 2024 |
| Ricky Martin | Latin Pop | 2015 |
| Wiz Khalifa | Rap/Hip-Hop | 2017 |
| Marshmello | EDM | 2019 |
| Rosalía | Pop/Flamenco Fusion | 2019 |
| Calvin Harris | EDM/Pop | 2024 |
| J Balvin | Reggaeton/Latin | 2019 |
| Pharrell Williams | Pop/Funk | 2015 |
| Rod Stewart | Rock | 2017 |
| Usher | R&B/Pop | 2015 |
| Demi Lovato | Pop | 2017 |
| French Montana | Rap/Hip-Hop | 2018 |
| Luis Fonsi | Latin/Pop | 2018 |
| Nick Jonas | Pop | 2017 |
| Iggy Azalea | Pop/Rap | 2016 |
| Ellie Goulding | Pop | 2017 |
| Kylie Minogue | Pop | 2024 |
| Scorpions | Rock | 2012 |
| Future | Rap/Hip-Hop | 2019 |
| David Guetta | EDM | 2019 |
| DJ Snake | EDM | 2017 |
| Akon | R&B/Pop | 2015 |
| Pitbull | Rap/Latin Pop | 2016 |
| Avicii | EDM | 2015 |
| Central Cee | Rap/Drill | 2024 |
| Jason Derulo | Pop/R&B | 2014 |
| Migos | Rap/Hip-Hop | 2019 |
| The Chainsmokers | EDM/Pop | 2018 |
| Metro Boomin | Rap/Hip-Hop | 2024 |
| Jessie J | Pop | 2013 |
| Maroon 5 | Pop/Rock | 2015 |
| Saad Lamjarred | Moroccan Pop | 2015 |
| The Jacksons | Pop/Soul | 2013 |
| ATEEZ | K-Pop | 2024 |
| aespa | K-Pop | 2025 |
| Will Smith | Pop/Rap | 2025 |
| 50 Cent | Rap/Hip-Hop | 2025 |
| Kid Cudi | Rap/Pop | 2025 |
The festival has known two eras. The first spanned between 2001 and 2007, when it was dedicated to themusic of the world genre.[6] The event had some financial difficulties and was struggling to find sponsors.[6] The second era, which started in 2008, has seenMounir Majidi, the personal secretary of the Moroccan King, take over the event.[6] During this period, the festival started programming more mainstream music, and has become much stronger financially with many sponsorships from large Moroccan businesses.[6] The press reported that the list of artists performing in the event is validated by Mohammed VI.[6]
In Morocco, the funding of the festival has often been the target of criticism.[7][8] According to critics, the festival has been funded through state-owned companies such asCDG,OCP,ONCF andRoyal Air Maroc,[9][10] money which they deem can be better spent in sectors such as health/education/unemployment.[7][8] In 2011, the management of Mawazine declared that budget of the festival is around 62 million Dirhams, of which 27 million is provided by sponsors and 35 million from revenues of the event.[10] They added that only 4 million dirham is given by Rabat's city council.[10]
JLEC (Jorf Lasfar Energy Company), a Morocco-based subsidiary ofTaqa, appeared in 2010 as a major sponsor of the event on the festival's official website.[6] In January 2011, Peter Barker-Homek, CEO of Taqa between 2006 and October 2009, declared in a letter sent to theSecurities Exchange Commission, that he was instructed to donate $5 million/year to Hassan Bouhemou, CEO ofSNI (holding company controlled by theMoroccan royal family), the sum was allegedly going to fund the music festival.[11] In the letter Barker states that he was unconvinced of the utility of such donation, and inquired Taqa's Chairman al-Suwaidi about it, the latter stated that in return for the payment Taqa would get the green light to expand its energy plant in the country.[11] JLEC holds a 30 years contract with Morocco's main electricity distributor ONE,[12] and supplies as much as 50% of the country's electricity needs according to its management.[13]
Hassan Bouhemou, denied being involved in any way in the organisation of the festival or its management[14] and Aziz Daki director of the festival declared that the amounts reported by Barker are incorrect.[15] According to Telquel JLEC donated 10 million Dirhams to Mawazine, replacing Emirati firm Maabar as a major sponsor of the event in 2010.[6]
Eleven people were killed and forty were injured in acrowd crush at the "Hay Nahda stadium" during the festival shortly after midnight on 24 May 2009.[16] The incident occurred when spectators attempted to leave in a hurry near the end of a free[17] concert by Moroccan starAbdelaziz Stati.[18] A wire fence collapsed during this attempt, endangering the lives of the 70,000 spectators.[16][19][18][20][21] The concert had begun at 23:00, later than billed, and this caused people attending other concerts, including one by Stevie Wonder, to go to the stadium when their own concerts were finished.[17]
Eight of the victims were seriously injured.[18] Five of the dead were women, four were men and two were teenagers.[18][20] They were all discovered after the stampede had completed and found to have been crushed by suffocation.[17][20][21][22] Survivors had to be pulled from the wreckage by rescuers.[16] The dead were all Moroccan.[22] Seven people were still in hospital the following day.[20]
Hassan Amrani, the governor of Rabat at the time, blamed concert-goers for the disaster, saying that they had "decided to go over the metal barriers to have a quick exit".[16] There were 3,000 police on duty at the event.[17] Maroc Cultures issued a statement to express "its great sorrow", extending "its profound and sincere condolences" to those affected by the tragedy.[17]King Mohammed VI also sent the families of those affected messages of condolence and offered to pay for funeral services and hospital costs.[17] Morocco's interior ministry has announced it will investigate the incident.[17]
After 3 years stoppage due to the spread of theCOVID-19 pandemic, the Maroc Culture Association confirmed the return of the Mawazine festival in 2024 for its 19th edition.[23][24]
Mawazine was attended by 1.2 million people and was located in nine venues across Rabat.[17][22]
The festival featured many artists from around the world, includingWhitney Houston,Juanes,Goran Bregovic,George Benson,Hoba Hoba Spirit,Tony Allen andIssac Delgado.
The 2009 festival, a nine-day event entitled "Rhythms of the World",[16][25] was the eighth edition and began on 15 May,[25] attracting crowds of one million people from cities such asCasablanca,Marrakesh,Fez andTangiers to Rabat.[25][26] Admission cost between 100 and 500dirhams (15 to 70USD).[25] 1700 performers performed in 2009.[21]
The opening three days featured acts such asKylie Minogue,Alicia Keys,Stevie Wonder,K'naan,Hoba Hoba Spirit,Cheb Khaled,Najwa Karam,Warda Al-Jazairia,Ali Campbell (formerly ofUB40), andJohnny Clegg ofWhite Zulu.[25] Other musical acts to feature includeMali'sAmadou & Mariam,[26]Cuban musicianEliades Ochoa,[27]The Joubran Trio, three brothers fromPalestine,[28] andIranian ensemble Eshtiaq.[29]
The festival opened with a concert byEnnio Morricone, accompanied by a Moroccan choir with ninety members, on the Bouregreg stage.[25] This was followed by a Kylie Minogue performance on the OLM Souissi stage.[25] Khaled's concert was attended by 50,000 people, whilst 40,000 and 30,000 attendance figures were registered for Kylie Minogue and Warda respectively.[25] Stevie Wonder closed the festival on 23 May.[25]
Najwa Karam's performance was the first inMorocco; it attracted about 60,000 spectators. Warda Al-Jazairia was granted the "Wissam Royal".[25][26]
| Setlist: Kylie Minogue (15 May 2009) |
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Act 1: Xlectro Static
Act 2: Cheer Squad Act 3: Xposed Act 4: Black Versus White
Act 5: Naughty Manga Girl
Act 6: Starry Nights
Act 7: Beach Party
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The ninth edition of Mawazine took place from 21 May to 29 May 2010.Elton John andB.B. King performed at the OLM Souissi stage on 26 and 27 May respectively.Julio Iglesias performed on 23 May.Sting closed the 10-day festival with a performance on Saturday, 29 May 2010. Other performers at the 10-day festival includedMika,Harry Connick Jr.,Thievery Corporation,Al Jarreau,Deolinda,Angélique Kidjo andCarlos Santana.[30]
The festival also brought famous Arab singers such asNajwa Karam,Tamer Hosny,Elissa,Wael Jassar,Majida El Roumi,Myriam Fares,Rami Ayach.
The Generation Mawazine competition launches the music career of promising young talent. This artistic competition, which has been run since 2006 as a fringe activity to the festival, sets out to find the talent of tomorrow and offers them a major springboard into the music business. Open to all styles of music, this competition gives the stage to new young talents and is judged along 3 predefined categories: rap/hip hop, fusion/neo pop and electronic music. This initiative gives unknown bands the opportunity to perform in front of the general public and media in a professional setting. The winning groups see their career launched in Morocco, produce an album and perform at the following year's festival as established artists.
The tenth edition was held from 20 May to 28 May 2011 at the OLM Souissi. The show was opened on the Friday with traditional and international performers. Notable performances which followed wereKanye West and Spaniard Ivica pica on the 21st and the English girl groupSugababes on the 22nd. The following days saw legends likeYusuf Islam,Quincy Jones,Joe Cocker andLionel Richie take on the big stage. The event was again lightened when it hadShakira alongside Swiss DJ and producerYves Larock on the last day.[31] Shakira's performance has gained over 200,000 audiences[32]
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The eleventh edition was held from 18 May to 26 May 2012 at the OLM Souissi as well as other stages onRabat. The show was opened on the Friday withLMFAO during theirSorry For Party Rocking Tour. Also other following performances byPitbull (Planet Pit World Tour),Evanescence (Evanescence Tour),Scorpions (Get Your Sting and Blackout World Tour),Jimmy Cliff,Nigel Kennedy,Khaled,Gloria Gaynor (in Mohammed V theatre),Lenny Kravitz who spent his birthday on stage, and without forgetting the epic finale: The historical performance by the American divaMariah Carey (exclusive concert "doesn't belong to any of her tours").[33]
House DJs wereYolanda Be Cool andDJ Abdel.
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Mawazine took place from 24 May to 1 June.
International stars in OLM Souissi stage :Rihanna opened the festival as a part of herDiamonds World Tour; she made history by performing to one of the largest crowds of all time, performing in front of 150,000 people.[34] This was a standoff with the Shakira's 2011 performance in terms of the number of audiences. Other artists includedJessie J (Nice to Meet You Tour),MIKA,Sexion d'Assaut,The Jacksons (Unity Tour),David Guetta,Deep Purple (Now What? World Tour),Enrique Iglesias during his (Enrique Iglesias India Tour) featuring the Moroccan-Swedish pop starLoreen, R&B singerCee-Lo Green andTaio Cruz.
Arab (oriental) stars in Nahda stage : Day 1)Walid Taoufic. Day 2)Mouhcine Salahdine,Sherine Abdel Wahab,Farid Ghennam. Day 3)Bouchra Khalid,Mohamed Mounir. Day 4) Rabab,Cheb Mami. Day 5)Abed,Najwa Karam. Day 6)Zakaria Ghafouli,Assi El Hellani,Mourad Bouriki. Day 7)Shada Hassoun,Ahlam. Day 8)Hatim Ammor,Houda Saad. Day 8)Leila Al Maghribiya,Ahmed Chawki,Tamer Housni.
Moroccan scene inSalé stage : Siham, Jil Ghiwan Jalal, Ghiwane Salwan, LooNope,Jbara, Mjid Bekkas, Aouatif, Mohamed Anbari, Fatim Zahra Laaroussi, Atika Ammar, Numedia et Mallal,Izenzaren Abdelhadi, M.boy, Barry, Casa Crew, Hamid Kasri, Chaht Man,H-Kayne,Don Bigg, Ben Moussa,Hajib, Rachid Lamrini, Mohammed Iskandar,Najat Atabou,Tarik Laamirat,Said Mouskir, Hamid Hadri.
Other stars in so many other stages : Haj Youness, Amir Ali, Leila Lamrini,Tinariwen, African United, Gnawa Diffusion, Amadou & Meriem, Blitz The Ambassador,George Benson, Bond Girls,Sandra Nkaké,Lotfi Bouchnak,Abdelwahab Doukkali, Patrizia Laquidara, Ensemble Dragon.
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Mawazine was held this year from 30 May until 7 June.Many artists performed starting withJustin Timberlake, for the opening (The 20/20 Experience World Tour) on 30 May which marked his first performance in Morocco,Jason Derülo as part ofTattoos World Tour on 31 May, the mythic French hip-hop groupIAM on 1 June, the Belgian house producer and singerStromae promoting his new album Racine Carrée on 2 June,Kool & the Gang on 3 June, the R&B sensation Ne-Yo on 4 June.Robert Plant the former vocalist of one of the best rock bands everLed Zeppelin with his new founded band The Sensational Space Shifters on 5 June, the Latino iconRicky Martin on 6 June, and the finale of this season the strong-voiced R&B divaAlicia Keys on 7 June.
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This year's edition of Mawazine Festival is set to new records of attendance. 160,000 people attended the concert of American singerJennifer Lopez at the opening of the festival, and 180,000 people attendedPharrell Williams concert on Saturday, May 30. The concert of DJAvicii attracted over 200,000 festival-goers, on Monday, June 1 at the OLM Soussi stage of Rabat, as part of the 14th Mawazine Festival-Rhythms of the World, according to the organizers.[35]
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| Friday 29 May | Jennifer Lopez | Khalid Hajar / Ghazi El Amir / Saad Sattar | Temenik Electric | Bawss & Soultana / Khawla El Moujahed / Khansa Batma / Oum | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Saturday 30 May | Pharrell Williams | Assala | Yuri Buenaventura | Nidal Ibourk / Moataz Abou Zouz / Aziz Al Maghribi / Mohamed Adly / Orchestre Ashjan Al Awetar | TBA | Srishti – Nina Rajarani / Dance Creations | Nihad Fathi / Orchestre Hafni |
| Sunday 31 May | Sean Paul | Amal Maher | P-Square | Najat Al Houceimiya / Imghrane / Mustapha Oumguil | TBA | Débora Russ | Magida El Roumi |
| Monday 1 June | Avicii | Maher Zain | Daara J Family | Melimane / Ibham Band / Issam & Abidate Rma / Essiham | Malek | Carmen Souza | Flavia Coelho |
| Tuesday 2 June | Placebo | Elissa | Black M | Gnawa Stone / Gnawa Click / Lamaalam Mahmoud Guinea | Les Frères & Les Fils Akkaf | Maria Berasarte | Barbara Hendricks |
| Wednesday 3 June | Akon | Melhem Zein | Yannick Noah | Babel / Rwapa Crew / Hassan Al Maghribi / Farid Ghannam / Mazagan & Hamid El Hadri | Haim Botbol | Lo Cor De La Plana | Mesut Kurtis |
| Thursday 4 June | Sting | Nabil Shuail | Les Ambassadeurs | Draganov / AZ Flow / Shayfeen / Chouft'Chouf / Fnaire | TBA | Luis De La Carrasca : Lo Essential | TBA |
| Friday 5 June | Usher | Dounia Batma /Ibtissam Tiskat / Fadwa Al Malki | Aziz Sahmaoui & Mamani Keita | Africa United / The Basement / Cheb Simo | Batoul Marouani | Katerina Fotinaki | Dorsaf Hamdani |
| Saturday 6 June | Maroon 5 | Wael Kfoury | Metá Metá | Daoudi / Tahour | TBA | Özlem özdil | Bajeddoub / Abderrahim Souiri / Orchestre Debbi |
The 15th edition of Mawazine took place from 20 May to 28 May 2016. American singerChris Brown and Australian rapperIggy Azalea both performed at the OLM Souissi stage on 20 and 21 May respectively.Pitbull performed for 130 000 fans, andSaad Lamjarred performed for 140 000 people in the Nahda stage. The Dutch DJHardwell also performed in the festival for 180 000 people. The vocalistChristina Aguilera broke record with having over 250,000 people attend and she closed the festival on May 28.
| Date | OLM Souissi | Nahda | Bouragrag | Salé | Chellah | Théatre Mohammed V |
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| Friday, May 20 | Chris Brown | Diana Haddad | Rokia Traoré | Hatim Idar, Mohammed Reda and Zinab Oussama | TBA | Kadhim Al-Sahir |
| Saturday, May 21 | Iggy Azalea | Melhem Barakat | Marcus Miller | DJ K-Rim, Rhany and Saïda Fikri | Alireza Ghorbani | Alma de Tango |
| Sunday, May 22 | Wyclef Jean | Myriam Fares | National Orchestra of Barbes | Ahouzar, Fatima Tachtoukt and Najat Tazi | Noëmie Waysfeld | Le Trio Joubran |
| Monday, May 23 | Maître Gims | Hatem Al-Iraqi | Omar Sosa & Friends | Aminux, Sami Ray andKader Japonais | The Musicians of Cairo | Natacha Atlas |
| Tuesday, May 24 | Kendji Girac | Yara | Bombino | Hoba Hoba Spirit, Gabacho Maroc and Darga | Ines Bacán,Majid Bekkas etPedro Soler | Qawwali Flamenco |
| Wednesday, May 25 | Hardwell | Assi El Helani | Faiz Ali Faiz | Alamri, Hajib and Abdelaziz Stati | Antonio Castrignanò | Imany |
| Thursday, May 26 | Shaggy | Sherine | The Afrobeat Experience | Muslim, H-Kayne, and H-name | Souffles Quartet | Paco Renteria |
| Friday, May 27 | Pitbull | Saad Lamjarred | Ernest Ranglin & Friends | Douzi, Rachid Berriah and Rachid Casta | Kakushin Nishihara and Gaspar Claus | El Gusto |
| Saturday, May 28 | Christina Aguilera | Saber Rebaï | Mokhtar Samba | Najat Aatabou, Bilal El Maghribi and Hamid El Mardi | Houria Aïchi | Safwan Bahlawan |
The 16th edition of Mawazine took place on 12 May to 20 May 2017.
| Date | OLM Souissi | Nahda | Bouragrag | Salé | Chellah | Théatre Mohammed V |
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| Friday, 12 May | Ellie Goulding | Sami Yusuf | Panache Culture | Fatima Zohra Laaroussi Tahour Latifa Raafat Mustapha Regragui's Orchestra Abderrahim Souiri | N/a | Charles Aznavour |
| Saturday, 13 May | Wiz Khalifa | Majid al-Muhandis | MHD | Rabah Mariwri Fatima Tabaamrant Mustapha Oumghil | Vakia Stravrou | Badr Rami |
| Sunday, 14 May | Chic featuringNile Rodgers | Nawal Al Zoghbi | Amadou & Mariam | Hamid Bouchnak Cheba Maria Cheb Kader | N/a | Eleftheria Arvanitaki |
| Monday, 15 May | Ms. Lauryn Hill | Mohamed Al Salem Hussein El Deek | Bonga | Hamid El Kasri Mehdi Nassouli Mustapha Bakbou | Maqâm Roads | Anoushka Shankar |
| Tuesday, 16 May | Booba | Fares Karam | Ibibio Sound Machine | Hamid Serghini Zina Daoudia Five Stars | Trio Chicuelo & Marco Mezquida | Charles Aznavour |
| Wednesday, 17 May | DJ Snake | Najwa Karam | Baloji | Batoul El Merouani Cherkani Orchestra Rachida Talal Saida Charaf | Agathe Iracema | Susana Baca |
| Thursday, 18 May | Nick Jonas | Tamer Hosny | Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band | La Fouine Masta Flow Don Bigg | Stella Gonis | Lotfi Bouchnak |
| Friday, 19 May | Demi Lovato | Asma Lamnawar Hatim Ammor | Calypso Rose | Issam Kamal Ribab Fusion Farid Ghannam | Saodaj' | Rafael Amargo |
| Saturday, 20 May | Rod Stewart | George Wassouf | Alpha Blondy | Mustapha Bourgogne Haj Abdelmoughit Abdellah Daoudi | Elida Almeida | Jahida Wehbe |
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The 17th edition of Mawazine took place on 22 to 30 June 2018.
| Date | OLM Souissi | Nahda | Bouragrag | Salé | Chellah | Théatre Mohammed V |
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| 22 June | Martin Garrix | Kadim Al-Saher | Ebo Taylor | Cravata Reem Ihab Amir | N/a | Ara Malikian |
| 23 June | French Montana | Saad Ramadan Marwan Khoury | Oumou Sangaré | Nadia Laaroussi Badr Soultan Ibtissam Tiskat | Alireza Ghorbani | Hiba Tawaji |
| 24 June | Jamiroquai | Melhem Zein Rouwaida Attieh | Las Maravillas Del Mali | Tarik Farih Maâlem Hassan Boussou Nass El Ghiwane | Patrizia Laquidara | Babylone |
| 25 June | Niska Damso | Bosy Hamaki | Tshegue Chronixx | Lahoucine Ait Baamrane Aziz Al Maghribi Zakaria Ghafouli | El Amir | Fernando Egozcue Ensamble |
| 26 June | The Chainsmokers | Ameer Dandan Wael Jassar | Rilès | Khadija Atlas Mehdi Weld Hajib Hajib | Trio Andaaz | London Community Gospel Choir |
| 27 June | Bruno Mars | Saber Rebaï | Sidiki Diabaté | Abdelali Sahraoui Abidat Rma Najat Aatabou | Maria Berasarte | Souad Massi |
| 28 June | Texas | Aminux Nancy Ajram | Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou | DJ Hamida H-Kayne Muslim | Sepideh Raissadat | Majida El Roumi |
| 29 June | The Weeknd | Ahmed Chiba Douzi | Seun Kuti &Egypt 80 featuringYasiin Bey | Imad Benomar Nouamane Belaiachi Tiiw Tiiw | Katerina Fotinaki & Eva Atmatzidou | Maria Toledo |
| 30 June | Luis Fonsi | Ahlam | Tiken Jah Fakoly | Statia Said Senhaji Stati | Sabry Mosbah | Marwa Naji |
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After an absence of three years, marked by the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mawazine Festival was back for its 19th edition. The announcement was made Wednesday, February 14 by the Maroc-Culture association through its communication channels on social media.The 19th edition of Mawazine took place between 21 and 29 June 2024.
ATEEZ were the first K-Pop act to ever headline and perform at Mawazine.
The Maroc Culture Association has announced that the 20th Edition of the Mawazine Festival will take place in Rabat from 20 to 28 June 2025.
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