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For three days the colourful port city of Essaouira, Morocco, comes alive with music, theatre and art as the Gnaoua world music festival celebrates traditional North African culture. Up to 500,000 visitors\u00a0attend to dance and be merry in the city’s labyrinthine streets and beautiful plazas.<\/p>\n

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The grand opening parade of the Gnaoua Festival in Essaouira, Morocco, is like a big carnival with figures many metres high<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Musicians at the grand opening parade of the Gnaoua Festival (third weekend in June) Essaouira, Morocco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Children at the Gnaoua Festival (third weekend in June) in Essaouira, Morocco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Large figures for the Gnaoua Festival in Essaouira, Morocco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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