Gnawa built on voice, guembri, qraqeb, and repeated call-and-response lines. Expect long, cyclical grooves that lock into trance rather than build to a big drop.
More about Maalem Houssam Guinia
He is the son and successor of Maâlem Mahmoud Guinia, and Le Guess Who? frames him as a keeper of the Guinia family tradition. Gnawa here means ceremonial repertoire, rhythm, poetry, and dancing, rooted in Moroccan lineage and played as inherited practice.
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- 2026-11-07 2026-11-07T19:45:00 · Maalem Houssam Guinia · TivoliVredenburg
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