Title: Larbi Batma, Nass el-Ghiwane and postcolonial music in Morocco
Description: The first book in English to examine the work of the Moroccan music group, Nass el-Ghiwane. It provides a reading of group member Larbi Batma's autobiography, Al-raḥīl, and discusses the emergence of al-Ūghniya al-Ghīwāniya (Ghiwanian song) as a musical genre and the social conditions that fostered its growth.
Subjects: Nass el Ghiwan (Musical group), Popular music, Music, African influences, History and criticism, Music, african
Places: Morocco
People: Bāṭmā, al-ʻArabī (1948-1997)