Diaspo #171 : Ziad Qoulaii, setting reality to music

Montreal-based singer Ziad Qoulaii released in November a new mini-album in which he tells the story of a Moroccan who wants to cross the sea and migrate. The EP includes three songs inspired by a film scenario he wrote and encouraged by his love for cinema.

Diaspo #169 : Distorting guitar strings from Meknes all the way to Quebec

A member of one of the earliest metal bands in Meknes during the 2000s, Achraf Loudiy is today a figure of the music genre in Quebec. A founding member of Aeternam, he sings and plays the guitar with his unique Oriental-styled metal.

Diaspo #137 : Saïd Tichiti, master of Amazigh-Hassani music in Hungary

Musician and singer Saïd Tichiti has lived in Budapest for 22 years. In Hungary, this Guelmim-native is undoubtedly an ambassador of Moroccan music, with Amazigh, Gnawa and Hassani influences.

Diaspo #90 : Saad El Guerrab, making universal music

Born and raised in Casablanca, Saad El Guerrab has made his way to the world of music in both Paris and Brussels, where he conducted several musical projects.

Diaspo #85 : Nour Eddine Fatty, a street musician who conquered Italy

From Ouezzane to Rome, a long journey that made of Nour Eddine Fatty a world-famous musician. His music is a mix between jajouka, Arab-Andalusian and Sicilian rhythms. He rose to fame after roaming Italy as a street musician.

Moroccan pianist Marouan Benabdallah performs at a musical event in Beijing

Diaspo #47: Hammadi Boujmal, producing music in the USA, Morocco and Italy

Born in Meknes, Hammadi Boujmal lived in the United States and Morocco before settling down in Italy to pursue his dreams and ambitions in the musical scene.

Diaspo #30 : Nora Toutain, the dream of a Moroccan music lover

For Nora Toutain, music found the way to her heart since her early childhood. The young Moroccan artist who currently lives in Montreal is about to graduate university with a music degree in hand and a first EP coming soon.

Diaspo # 13 / Malca : «I want to be an artist, I want to create and tell stories»

Malca, a Casablanca native and lover who is shining bright little by little in the world of music. The young man is making himself noticed by merging two musical styles, namely Electropop and Arabic romanticism. Last week, the artist released «Casablanca Jungle», a song dedicated to Casablanca. Portrait.

Diaspo #5 : Karima El Fillali, a Moroccan-Dutch artist embracing her roots

Karima El Fillali is a singer, poet and musician who instead of becoming part of the mainstream musical scene decided to embrace what’s classical, authentic and Moroccan. Although, she is not fluent in Classical Arabic, the Moroccan-Dutch artist residing in Amsterdam went for Oum Keltoum, the Oud and sometimes the Guenbri. Portrait.