Editing Morocco (section)

=== Music ===
{{main|Music of Morocco}}
Moroccan music is of Arabic, Berber and sub-Saharan origins. Rock-influenced [[chaabi (Morocco)|chaabi]] bands are widespread, as is [[trance music]] with historical origins in [[Islamic music]]. Amazigh people have also played music using a ''lotar'', a type of lute from the Rwais tribe in the High Atlas mountains. The lotar is usually played by a duo, which may also include a ''[[rebab]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hartenberger |first=Aurelia |date=2021-01-05 |title=Morocco 'Lotar' (A) |url=https://wmic.net/morocco-lotar-a-2kbfa/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Hartenberger World Musical Instrument Collection |language=en-US}}</ref> The Berber music is usually [[Monody|monodic]] with a pentatonic scale system.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Blench |first=Roger |date=2021-01-01 |title=Reconstructing the history of Berber music |url=https://www.academia.edu/61777326 |journal=Approches pour l'histoire de la langue berbère: Mise en perspective d'une langue a travers les ages |url-access=registration |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref> [[Malhun|Malḥūn]] poetry in oral form is also accompanied by traditional instruments, such as lutes, violins, rebabs and small drums.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNESCO - Malhun, a popular poetic and musical art |url=https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/malhun-a-popular-poetic-and-musical-art-01592 |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=ich.unesco.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ennahid |first=Said |date=2007 |title=The Archaeology of Space in Moroccan Oral Tradition the Case of "Malḥūn" Poetry |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25803019 |journal=Quaderni di Studi Arabi |volume=2 |pages=71–84 |jstor=25803019 |issn=1121-2306}}</ref>

[[File:Musicians Jilala music in Morocco, 1900.png|thumb|A group of [[Jilala]] musicians in 1900]]
''[[Aita (Morocco)|Aita]]'' is a [[Bedouin]] musical style sung in the countryside. [[Chaabi]] ("popular") is music consisting of numerous varieties that are descended from the multifarious forms of Moroccan folk music. Chaabi was originally performed in markets, but is now found at any celebration or meeting. Morocco is also home to [[Andalusian classical music]] that is found throughout Northwest Africa. It probably evolved under the Moors in [[Córdoba, Spain|Cordoba]], and the Persian-born musician [[Ziryab]] is usually credited with its invention.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=YEE |first=Choonwoo |date=2019-12-31 |title=Arab Andalusian music and cultural identity –around the myth of Ziryab- |url=https://doi.org/10.32961/jwhc.2019.12.53.29 |journal=World History and Culture |volume=53 |pages=29–64 |doi=10.32961/jwhc.2019.12.53.29 |issn=1598-2823}}</ref> A genre known as Contemporary Andalusian music is the brainchild of [[Morisco]] visual artist, composer and [[oud]]ist [[Al-Andalus Ensemble|Tarik Banzi]], founder of the Al-Andalus Ensemble. Artists like [[Nass El Ghiwane]] and [[Jil Jilala]] mix traditional styles with modern influences. Popular Western forms of music are also becoming increasingly popular in Morocco, such as [[Fusion (music)|fusion]], rock, [[Country music|country]], [[Metal (music)|metal]] and, in particular, [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]. [[Arabic pop]] artists such as [[Hatim Ammor]] and [[ElGrandeToto]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=ElGrandeToto (Monthly Listeners: 2,665,140) |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2003726/page_view_timing/session_trace/jserrors/aggregate |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref> are well-known.