Possessing Gnawa Culture: Displaying Sound, Creating History | Encounter with the West - 0 views
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avivajazz jazzaviva on 07 Mar 09"Gnawa always had their trades," Abdullah El-Gourd was quick to tell me. "Not like now. Then you were a carpenter, a metal smith, a mason, everyone had their job. And you were also a Gnawi. Now people make being a Gnawi into a profession. It's even on their carte nationale (national identity cards).