Gnawa

Descended «gnawa» or «Gnauh» true in Morocco descended from slaves who were Astradhm during the 

golden age of the empire of Morocco (the ends of the 16th century) of black Africa Bank, which was then called the Western Sudan or empire Ghana (Mali current, in particular). and the designation of Gnawa is the distortion of the right of the original name, which was «Kenya» (Guinea), or slaves Guinea as they were always called, before their integration into fully in Moroccan society, and still «way Gnaoua» present in many of the towns and villages of Morocco, even today,especially in the cities of Marrakech and Essaouira, Rabat, Meknes and enjoy the city of Essaouira vendor city's spiritual community in Morocco, it was the seaport of the city since the 17th century, an important commercial center on the Atlantic coast, and the point of trade with Timbuktu, the capital of Africa's black Muslim at the time, including the slaves were arrivingwith gold to 

Morocco

The tomb «Mr. Bilal» is located west of the city of Essaouira, the supreme, and the shrine of the father of the Gnawa, and inside the tomb of the saint, there is the angle at which embraces the twentieth of the month of Shaaban season annual range Gnaoua and the rhythm of powerful music and warm for groups affiliated with the sect, he graduated a group of followerscities in between rounds to collect donations and alms to the corner, folkloric dress featured with vivid colors, especially red and blue.The famous «Gnawa» musicians exceeded the Moroccan border, to embrace the world since proceeded to organize an annual festival for «Gnawa and World Music» Essaouira in June, and the secret lies in that it is not just music unusual, but is the music with rhythms strong loaded heavily myths and old beliefs, and charged the African cultural heritage and Berber and Arab world. This is called the type of music in Tunisia Balastunbala.