The Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco announced on Tuesday the launch of an audiovisual documentary work offering an anthology of Malhoun, an art recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
This anthology, the broad outlines of which were presented at a press conference, includes a total of 120 poetic texts selected by a special committee, annotated with definitions and explanations. The creation of this work is in line with the particular attention paid by HM the King to the preservation of Malhoun and reflects an awareness of the artistic, linguistic and expressive richness of this art, bearer of national and religious values. , social and human, indicates the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco.
In a statement to the press, the general coordinator of the committee responsible for developing this anthology, Abdelmajid Fennich, stressed that this audiovisual project is part of the Academy’s achievements in the service of this thousand-year-old cultural heritage. In this regard, he explained that after the publication of Malhoun’s collections by the Academy, “it was time to carry out audiovisual documentation of this art.” Mr. Fennich specified that this anthology includes around a hundred poems, performed by 110 musicians and singers from Morocco and elsewhere, representing different generations.
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