Chaabi (lit. "popular") refers to several types of
popular music of
Morocco, combining rural and urban folk music.
The genre started out as street music performed in squares and ''
souks'', and can be heard in cafés, at restaurants and at weddings.
Rural varieties include ''Jerra'' and ''al-Aïta'' (lit. "the cry"
).
Several artists performing this genre are known, such as Hajib,
Abdelaziz Stati,
Najat Aatabou,
Saïd Senhaji and Khalid Bennani.
References
Moroccan styles of music
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