You already know that Marco Ciccolella & Valentina Campostrini are photographers covering Gnawa Festival of Essaouira in Morocco. And now they share their experience with AfrokanLife readers. Please enjoy!
![Eska and Maalem Abdelkbir Merchane during their performance fusion](https://www.afrokanlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/005_IMG_3981-640x426.jpg)
![A member of the group of Eska while playing a saw producing a deep and continuous sound](https://www.afrokanlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/004_IMG_3965-319x480.jpg)
![all participants of the band swirling in a circle playing endless and hypnotic rhythm](https://www.afrokanlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/003_IMG_3669-640x426.jpg)
![Gnaoua a musician during his performance playing the typical Krakebs](https://www.afrokanlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/002_IMG_3535-640x426.jpg)
![Maalem Abdelkbir Merchane during his performance at the concert in place Moulay Hassan During Festival](https://www.afrokanlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/001_IMG_3481-640x426.jpg)
Wiki :
Essaouira is a city in the western Moroccan economic region ofMarrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz, on the Atlantic coast. Since the 16th century, the city has also been known by itsPortuguese name of Mogador or Mogadore. The Berber name means the wall, a reference to the fortress walls that originally enclosed the city.
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