Chaabi (lit. "popular" [1]) refers to several types of popular music of Morocco, combining rural and urban folk music. [2] [3]
The genre started out as street music performed in squares and souks, and can be heard in cafés, at restaurants and at weddings. [2]
Rural varieties include Jerra and al-Aïta (lit. "the cry" [4]).
Several artists performing this genre are known, such as Hajib, Abdelaziz Stati, Najat Aatabou, Saïd Senhaji and Khalid Bennani.
Chaabi (lit. "popular" [1]) refers to several types of popular music of Morocco, combining rural and urban folk music. [2] [3]
The genre started out as street music performed in squares and souks, and can be heard in cafés, at restaurants and at weddings. [2]
Rural varieties include Jerra and al-Aïta (lit. "the cry" [4]).
Several artists performing this genre are known, such as Hajib, Abdelaziz Stati, Najat Aatabou, Saïd Senhaji and Khalid Bennani.