Call-and-response: A Workshop On Moroccan Music Documentary Event

Call-and-response: A Workshop On Moroccan Music Documentary

Description

Florence Martin, Professor of French and Francophone Cinema and Literature at Goucher College, Baltimore, will give an introduction to musical and filmic call-and-response techniques. She will talk about the representation of the musical wealth of distinct Moroccan traditions in sacred, folk and learned music: from the Amazigh oral traditions, to the Jewish, Gnawas, and Andalusian strands in music all the way to today’s rap scene in Morocco’s urban centres. The talk will be enriched by clips of of musical documentaries from North Africa and Morocco specifically.

The masterclass will be attended by filmmakers Ahmed El Maanouni and Izza Genini, both filmmakers from Morocco, whose films will be screened at Filmhouse in the evening. A Q&A about making documentaries, music and festivals will be followed by a musical intermezzo and Moroccan tea and snacks by musical chef Omar Afif, after which the Q&A will continue with a focus on distribution and reception of Moroccan and music documentaries.

This workshop is organised by Africa in Motion in collaboration with and thanks to the financial support of Exeter University’s AHRC-funded project on Transnational Moroccan Cinema.

 

Showings

Edinburgh / Sun 29 Oct / 2:30pm
Free but ticketed / Dance Base / Book Now