Marmoucha Foundation
The Marmoucha Foundation develops, produces, organizes and promotes music and theatre performances showcasing the cultural riches of North Africa and the Middle East. Since 2002, Marmoucha has been active as a pioneer in podium arts from North Africa and the Middle East.
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Mission & Vision
Mission:
Marmoucha Orchestra develops and performs orchestral non-Western music from the MENA and Mediterranean regions at the highest level, reaching a broad audience in the Netherlands and aiming to establish this music on an international level.
Vision:
Marmoucha Orchestra values authenticity and tradition while also seeking to create a new and unique sound through innovative and contemporary approaches. We strive to share the beauty and richness of the MENA and Mediterranean regions and their musical traditions with an audience as broad as possible, both nationally and internationally.
Artistic ambitions and programme lines
The Marmoucha programme has 3 main pillars: music productions; musical theatre productions; and festivals, co-productions and various collaborations. The Marmoucha Orchestra is involved in all programmes.
Collaboration
Marmoucha connects stages, makers and audiences with diverse cultural, social and religious origins. It does so in collaboration with venues throughout the Netherlands, social organizations, and cultural foundations that value diversity.
Upcoming international events
juli
zo 2 juli
Festival: Urban Voices Nantes 2023
Marmoucha Orchestra collaborates with Urban Voices in Nantes, France, under the artistic direction of Avishai Darash and Mehdi Nassouli for this project. The first performances will take place on July 1st and 2nd in Nantes.
La cité des congres de Nantes
International upcoming
20
juli
za 1 juli
Festival: Urban Voices Nantes 2023
Marmoucha Orchestra collaborates with Urban Voices in Nantes, France, under the artistic direction of Avishai Darash and Mehdi Nassouli for this project. The first performances will take place on July 1st and 2nd in Nantes.
La cité des congres de Nantes
International upcoming
20
Past international events
za 13 mei 2023
ALF LAYLA WA LAYLA (Duizend-en-een-nacht) - Speciaal concert in Genève, Zwitserland
Special concert in Geneva, Switzerland. Discover the enchanting world of “ALF LAYLA WA LAYLA” (One Thousand and One Nights) and enjoy an evening filled with Tarab – the distinctive emotion of Arabic music – with timeless melodies paying tribute to legends such as Oum Koulthoum, Fairouz, and Abdelhalim Hafez.
Institut des Cultures Arabes et Méditerranéennes (ICAM)
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vr 12 mei 2023
Dos Historias, Un Camino - Zwei Geschichten, ein Weg - Switzerland
Special concert in Rapperswil-Jona, on the east side of Lake Zurich, Switzerland.
Let yourself be enchanted by the new collaboration between the Marmoucha Orchestra and master singer and violinist Hamid Ajbar with performances in Switzerland.
“Dos historias, un camino (Two Stories, one Journey)” is a musical encounter between the Arabic-Andalusian and the flamenco cultures. Although initially they were from different epochs they coincide in a time and place where both were marginalized. With this show, the depth of flamenco singing and the lyric poetry of Andalusian moaxajas and zejeles are united, accompanied by the beauty and passion of flamenco dance, in a fusion “jonda”, exquisite in flavor, and with a fragrance as fresh as the breeze of the summer nights of the Alhambra…
Open Door 67 Cultural center
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za 6 mei 2023
Documentaire Children of Al-Andalus - Santa Maria Tenerife- Festival de Cinema Africano
The 20th edition of the African Film Festival (FCAT) in Tarifa will vindicate the Strait of Gibraltar and the Spanish-Moroccan culture as a bond of union.
Also, both the Alcazar Cinema in Tangier and the Alameda Theater in Tarifa will host during the 20th edition of FCAT a special session with the world premiere of the documentary Children of Al-Andalus.
Santa Maria
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za 29 april 2023
Documentaire Children of AlAndalus - Cinema Alcazar Tanger - Festival de Cinema Africano
The 20th edition of the African Film Festival (FCAT) in Tarifa will vindicate the Strait of Gibraltar and the Spanish-Moroccan culture as a bond of union.
Also, both the Alcazar Cinema in Tangier and the Alameda Theater in Tarifa will host during the 20th edition of FCAT a special session with the world premiere of the documentary Children of Al-Andalus.
Cinema alcazar
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za 18 maart 2023
Hijos de Al-Andalus - la exposición y documentalin en Cádiz, España
La iniciativa está organizada por la asociación Diversitas junto al Grupo Califa de Vejer, la
asociación Amigos del País y la productora Marmoucha/Bridge2Connect y cuenta con la colaboración de la
Fundación Provincial de Cultura de la Diputación de Cádiz, la Mancomunidad de La Janda,
Tugasa, así como los ayuntamientos de Tarifa, Chaouen y Tetuán.
Hotel Convento San Francisco de Vejer (C. Plazuela, s/n). Copa de bienvenida.
Documentaire Children of A-Andalus
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do 17 november 2022
Marmoucha Orchestra en Mehdi Nassouli – Visa For Music Rabat Morocco
The Guembri player Mehdi Nassouli is the future of Gnawa music and, along with his desire to preserve traditional Moroccan music, has managed to fuse the music he loves with Jazz, Classical and Pop. No more so than on Sahara Koyo, created in collaboration with Marmoucha Orchestra.
Visa For Music Rabat
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vr 21 oktober 2022
Marmoucha Orchestra en Mehdi Nassouli at Beyoğlu Cultural Route Festival in Istanbul,
“Sahara Koyo: An Enchanting Fusion of Cultures at the Beyoğlu Cultural Route Festival”
The Marmoucha Orchestra will perform alongside Mehdi Nassouli at the Beyoğlu Cultural Route Festival in Istanbul, Turkey. This prestigious annual event is one of the largest festivals in Istanbul, showcasing art, culture, and entertainment.
AKM Tiyatro Salonu
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vr 5 augustus 2022
Kinderen van Al-Andalus – Muziek uit het verloren paradijs in Marokko
Many Moroccans of Andalusian descent consider Al-Andalus as the lost paradise. Both Jews and Muslims were expelled from Al-Andalus, the Arabic name for the Iberian Peninsula, starting from 1492. They found a safe haven in Morocco, where they kept their Andalusian culture and traditions alive. Some families still preserve the centuries-old keys to their houses in Granada. Come and listen to a beautiful and unifying musical encounter between the past and the present, between Jewish and Islamic, between classical and modern.
PARQUE EL MAJUELO, ALMUÑÉCAR (GRANADA)
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do 28 juli 2022
Kinderen van Al-Andalus – Muziek uit het verloren paradijs in Marokko
Many Moroccans of Andalusian descent consider Al-Andalus as the lost paradise. Both Jews and Muslims were expelled from Al-Andalus, the Arabic name for the Iberian Peninsula, starting from 1492. They found a safe haven in Morocco, where they kept their Andalusian culture and traditions alive. Some families still preserve the centuries-old keys to their houses in Granada. Come and listen to a beautiful and unifying musical encounter between the past and the present, between Jewish and Islamic, between classical and modern.
Real Fundación de Toledo
Internationaal
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vr 10 juni 2022
Documentaire Children of Al Andalus: A lost Paradise in Morocco - Cinéma Renaissance Rabat
At the occasion of its participation in the 27th edition of the International Book and Publishing Fair, the Netherlands Institute in Morocco (NIMAR) invites you to the movie premiere of “Children of Al Andalus: A lost paradise in Morocco” on Friday 10 June at 20:30 at Cinéma Renaissance in downtown Rabat.
Cinéma Renaissance
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di 3 augustus 2021
Marmoucha Orchestra & Fuensanta Méndez met Mare Nostrum project in Almuñécar (Granada)
Marmoucha Orchestra Feat. Fuensanta Méndez neemt je met ‘Mare Nostrum’ (Mare Nostrum = Onze Zee) op reis langs de muzikale rijkdom van Portugese, Spaanse, Noord-Afrikaanse en Midden Oosterse stijlen en genres. Het kleurrijke muzikale spectrum van de Middellandse Zee kent vele geluiden en ritmes; van het nostalgische timbre van de fluit tot de Oosterse klanken van de ud, en van de swingende geluiden van de piano tot een jazzy hobo.
PARQUE EL MAJUELO, ALMUÑÉCAR (GRANADA)
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Dutch Marmoucha Orchestra & Fuensanta Méndez - Mare Nostrum
ma 29 juni 2020
Festival International du Luth de Tétouan Marokko - Mohamed Ahaddaf
The artistic coordinator of Middle Eastern and North African music at the Marmoucha Orchestra, Mohamed Ahaddaf, will be performing via a livestream at the Ûd festival: Festival International du Luth. The festival was originally scheduled to take place from June 11th to 30th in Tetouan, Morocco, but eventually became an online festival due to COVID-19. The performance can be viewed through their Facebook and YouTube channels.
Online
International
Gratis
vr 14 september - zo 23 september 2018
Marmoucha - L’Boulevard Festival Casablanca | zondag 23 september – Casablanca, Marokko
Just like in previous years, Marmoucha is involved in the Tremplin Festival & L’Boulevard Festival in Casablanca. Singer-songwriter Glenn Foreman will be performing at the eighteenth edition of the L’Boulevard Festival.
Glenn Foreman (1993) won the Grote Prijs van Nederland in the singer-songwriter category in May 2018. The festival will take place from September 14th to 23rd, 2018.
Casablanca, Marokko
International
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za 1 april 2017
Nanah Dae en DJ Key in Boultek Casablanca op 1 april 2017
Double bill in Casablanca on Saturday, April 1st, featuring Dutch artist Nanah Dae and Moroccan DJ Key. Presented in collaboration with Marmoucha.
Casablanca, Marokko
International
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vr 11 september - zo 20 september 2015
L’Boulevard Festival 2015
Marmoucha and De Grote Prijs van Nederland will also be present during the 16th edition of the L’Boulevard festival in Casablanca, featuring the winners of the Grote Prijs 2014, Charl Delemarre and Leeways. The L’Boulevard Festival in Casablanca, Morocco, will take place from September 11th to 20th, 2015.
Casablanca, Marokko
International
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vr 7 september - zo 9 september 2012
Marmoucha met de Grote Prijs-winnaars 2012 in Casablanca
MARMOUCHA & DE GROTE PRIJS VAN NEDERLAND are happy to visit Morocco again and are bringing some of the best new artists from Holland in Rock, Hiphop R&B and Dance. They are the winners of the last edition of the Dutch Grand Prix in music and have been invited by L’association EAC-L’boulvart to perform the Moroccan public.
Casablanca, Marokko
International
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vr 13 mei - zo 15 mei 2011
Marmoucha - Het Tremplin festival in Casablanca Marokko (13-15 mei) 2011
Marmoucha and De Grote Prijs van Nederland will also be present at the 16th edition of the L’Boulevard festival in Casablanca, featuring the winners of the Grote Prijs 2014, Charl Delemarre and Leeways. The L’Boulevard Festival in Casablanca, Morocco, will take place from September 11th to 20th, 2015.
Casablanca, Marokko
International
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