The Maroc Cultures association has announced the return, from 2024, of the Mawazine-Rythmes of the World festival for its 19th edition, after three years of interruption due to the Covid 19 pandemic.
“The Maroc Cultures association is pleased to announce to the public of Mawazine that the festival will resume its activities from 2024 to meet the expectations of festival-goers who long for the return of this unique and unmissable event, at the crossroads of all cultures” , specifies the association in a press release.
Created in 2001 and placed under the High Patronage of King Mohammed VI, the Mawazine-Rhythms of the World festival is the unmissable event for music lovers and enthusiasts in Morocco and considered among the greatest cultural events in the world.
Organized each year for nine days, Mawazine offers a rich and demanding program that mixes the biggest stars of the world and Arab repertoire, making the cities of Rabat and Salé the scene of exceptional encounters between the public and renowned artists.
With nearly 3 million festival-goers during its last edition in 2018, the festival broke all records, thus confirming its place as an international musical event offering a strong exposure of the values of openness and tolerance dear to the country.
Mawazine also devotes more than half of its programming to the talents of the national scene, setting itself up as a bearer of the values of peace, openness, tolerance and respect, the festival offers free access to 90% of its festival-goers, making public accessibility an essential mission.
Its support for the regional and national tourist economy and its continuous action in favor of the democratization of access to culture make Mawazine a happy and beneficial event, much awaited, underlines the press release.
Entirely autonomous, Mawazine remains open to all contributions that respect the values of Maroc Cultures. Its business model is based on revenue from ticket sales and sponsorship of private companies, with the support and benevolence of public authorities, authorities and security services who spare no effort to ensure that Mawazine takes place in the best conditions of security, calm and serenity for the population.
Created in 2001, Maroc Cultures is a non-profit association whose main mission is to guarantee the public of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region cultural and artistic entertainment of a professional level worthy of the capital of Morocco. . Echoing the fundamental values of King Mohammed VI’s development policy, Maroc Cultures materializes this noble mission through the Mawazine Rhythms of the World Festival as well as various events, multidisciplinary colloquia, plastic art exhibitions and concerts.