Une marocaine's photos - @feryate @abmoul @agharass @Jalil_ElOutmani #Mawazine #Maroc | Plixi. Morocco: Controversy Over International Music Festival. This post is part of our special coverage Morocco Protests 2011. Each year the capital Rabat is the epicenter of a major music festival, Mawazine. Since its modest launch in 2001, Mawazine has grown, and in the last decade has become the top national entertainment gathering, featuring hundreds of local and foreign performers and offering some of the most eclectic lineups. This year the organizers are announcing a star-studded bill including Shakira, Kanye West, Joe Cocker, Yusuf Islam, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie.
The festival has had its share of controversy in recent years. In 2009, the security standards were challenged after a dozen people died and a number others injured when a wire fence collapsed causing a stampede. Rabat sunset, Morocco. This year's edition of the festival is due to take place in late May and it comes at a particular political juncture in Morocco.
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