Place : Bouarfa

For over 18 years the Bouarfa Group of Folk Arts have been playing these popular rural songs. They are one of the few remaining groups in Morocco still playing this style of music.  On the rhythm of the Mkhazni and reed flutes singers recite ancient poems. These songs have been transmitted for generations and were nearly forgotten until recently when contemporary Raï musicians revived the interest in them. Many influential contemporary rai singers have drawn inspiration from this traditional form of music.