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Cultural and Sufi festivals in Fez

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Cultural festivals in Fez, Morocco, have highlighted various aspects of spiritual and artisanal heritage. The 29th edition of the Fez Festival of Sacred Music Music, held in June 2026, focused on artisanal heritage and the concept of ‘Mâalemines’—described as the “guardians of movement and heritage”—to draw connections between master artisans and musicians. This edition featured international performers such as Pakistani singer Sanam Marvi, Sufi singer Sami Yusuf, and the Kanybekov brothers, alongside a collaboration with Franco-Greek artist Dafné Kritharas titled ‘Anima Ex Materia’. The 18th edition of the Fez Festival of Sufic Culture and World Wisdom, held under the High Patronage of King Mohammed VI, has commenced and is scheduled to run from October 17 to October 24, 2026. Centered on the theme ‘Mystic poetry, elixir of healing,’ the program explores the connection between poetic expression, spirituality, and the human experience through Moroccan Sufi chants, international musical traditions, experience. The festival utilizes historical sites across the Fes el Bali district, including Bab al-Makina, Jnan Sbil Garden, and Souq Semmarine, to host roundtables, workshops, and exhibitions. The opening ceremony at Bab Al Makina, titled ‘Paths of Spiritual Love,’ honored Key programming includes discussions on the poetic works of Jalal al-Din Rumi, a Japanese tea ceremony workshop, and musical legacy performances blending the works of Sidi Mohammed Al-Harrâq. This performance, led by Youssef El Houssaini and featuring Moroccan singer Nabyla Maan and Spanish artist Vicente Muñoz Gelo, blended spiritual chants, Arab-Andalusian hadra, madih, and flamenco. Johann Sebastian Bach with Rumi’s poetry. Other scheduled elements highlights include presentations by Tristan Driessens, Arianna Savall, and Shuaïb Aftab Qawwal, a Hmadcha ritual at the Jnan Sbil botanical garden, and North Indian dhrupad performances by Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar. Dagar and sessions featuring the Qadiri Boutchichiya and Hammadcha orders. The festival is set to conclude on October 24 with ‘Ivresses,’ an evening combining Arab-Andalusian samaa and music. music with the Dervishes of Aleppo.

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