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Trances
Ahmed El Maânouni

Trances

  • Documentary
  • Music

Here at last comes the time of ecstasy, of trances.

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RELEASE

1982-01-27

BUGET

$0.2M

LENGTH

90 min

Description

A portrait of the groundbreaking Moroccan band Nass El Ghiwane, documenting a series of electrifying live performances in Tunisia, Morocco, and France; on the streets of Casablanca; and in intimate conversations. Storytellers through song and traditional instruments, and with connections to political theatre, the band became a local phenomenon and an international sensation, thanks to their rebellious lyrics and sublime, fully acoustic sound, which draws on Berber rhythms, Malhun sung poetry, and Gnawa dances.