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From Tangier in Morocco, to Muharraq in Bahrain, the journey of music and love continues to embrace national oral heritage and guaranteeing its continuity and preservation. Moroccan music ensemble, Layali Al-Nagham, established in Tangier in 1985, is known for their groundbreaking collaborations in the 1980s with the flamenco singer El Lebrijano as well as Serghini's 1990s work with the Spanish multi-instrumentalist Luis Delgado. Mohammad Bin Fares Ensemble, launched in 2001, also gathers a selection of gifted young musicians, faithful to the spirit of traditional Bahraini music, which they inherited from their ancestors and are keen to preserve and develop its ancient origins.

Established 30 years ago by Abdesslam Khalloufi, Andalusian music recalls sweet memories of a time gone by, a vital legacy that is often grounded in poetic visions that calmed agitated spirits and carried forward a sense of mystery. The myths are powerful and appealing; Al-Andalus is remembered as a paradise, a golden age of beauty, gardens, and libraries, and an era of a brilliant civilization where poets and philosophers thrived.

From North Africa, recalling magical Andalusian evenings of music, love and poetry, the Group embraced the classical Arab cultural concept of tarab, the intimate union of ecstasy shared between musician and listener. It wove Morocco's traditional Al-Andalus style known as Al-Nagham El Andalusia Sufi singing, or malouf, effortlessly together with musical strands from around the Mediterranean, summoning memories of medieval Ottoman court songs by Federico Garcia Lorca, and some of Morocco's celebrated twentieth-century poets and composers. The group has won international acclaim and awards in different world-wide music or national events and celebrations.

Led by talented maestro, Aref Bujiri, the Mohammed Bin Faris Band also performs with a selection of gifted young musicians, faithful to the spirit of the traditional Bahraini music. The young prestigious musicians have a deep love for traditional musical arts like féjiri, Al-Sut art (vocal), al-Bastah art, Al-Najdi and Al-Samiri arts.

The group has performed in many national and international festivals and has earned international critical acclaim and enjoyed great satisfaction at home and abroad. The Ministry of Culture reaffirmed its support for this group and its activities because it believes in the continuity and preservation of the traditional arts for the next generation. Following an outstanding success in Bahrain and abroad, the Ministry of Culture decided to embrace the group and put it under its umbrella in 2006. 

Established 30 years ago by Abdesslam Khalloufi, Andalusian music recalls sweet memories of a time gone by, a vital legacy that is often grounded in poetic visions that calmed agitated spirits and carried forward a sense of mystery. The myths are powerful and appealing; Al-Andalus is remembered as a paradise, a golden age of beauty, gardens, and libraries, and an era of a brilliant civilization where poets and philosophers thrived.

From North Africa, recalling magical Andalusian evenings of music, love and poetry, the Group embraced the classical Arab cultural concept of tarab, the intimate union of ecstasy shared between musician and listener. It wove Morocco's traditional Al-Andalus style known as Al-Nagham El Andalusia Sufi singing, or malouf, effortlessly together with musical strands from around the Mediterranean, summoning memories of medieval Ottoman court songs by Federico Garcia Lorca, and some of Morocco's celebrated twentieth-century poets and composers. The group has won international acclaim and awards in different world-wide music or national events and celebrations.

Led by talented maestro, Aref Bujiri, the Mohammed Bin Faris Band also performs with a selection of gifted young musicians, faithful to the spirit of the traditional Bahraini music. The young prestigious musicians have a deep love for traditional musical arts like féjiri, Al-Sut art (vocal), al-Bastah art, Al-Najdi and Al-Samiri arts.

The group has performed in many national and international festivals and has earned international critical acclaim and enjoyed great satisfaction at home and abroad. The Ministry of Culture reaffirmed its support for this group and its activities because it believes in the continuity and preservation of the traditional arts for the next generation. Following an outstanding success in Bahrain and abroad, the Ministry of Culture decided to embrace the group and put it under its umbrella in 2006.