SunNeverSetsOnMusic invites you to sample the magic of Tanjazz again this year - imagining the atmosphere inside the Palais des Institutions Italiennes - and between sessions, a great meal of seafood, pasta and pizza with a bottle of Terres Rouges at the Casa d'Italia.
Tanjazz is the annual festival of Jazz in Morocco's northernmost city of Tangier. The lineup of performers goes to new high level this year as it brings the music of Northern Africa and Andalusian Spain together with the improvisational dynamics of Jazz.
Omar Sosa | Maalem Majid Bekkas - The festival will open with an unprecedented collaboration between Cuban music maestro Omar Sosa's Afro Cubano Quarteto and Maalem Majid Bekkas' Afro Gnaoua Blues Trio.
Mulatu Astatke - the father of Ethiopian jazz, a percussionist and arranger at heart, who will revisit the most famous titles from his discography.
Hoba Hoba Spirit - a multilingual mainstay of the Moroccan scene of the past two decades, blending gnaoua and rock
Maalem Hamid Al Kasri - One of Morocco's best known Gnaoua Masters, fusing jazz, reggae, rock with Guembri rhythms.
Keziah Jones - Nigerian singer-songwriter, the master of "Blufunk" - a fusion of blues, funk and African rhythms
Gypsy Kings - originally formed in France, they rose to global fame playing a blood-stirring blend of Catalan, rumba, flamenco, salsa and pop.
Urban Folklore - a Moroccan group known for its rearrangements of jazz standards mixing progressive rock with rhythmic rhythms with exotic sounds
Nirek Mokar - the French pianist nicknamed the "Little Prince of Boogie" is a talented musician who captivates all audiences with his style of blending swing, blues and rock’n’ roll.
Lazcar Volcano - French artists mixing ancestral songs (Maloya, Samba, Son Cubano) with urban rebellion (Hip Hop, Afro Beat, Funk).
Roberto Fonseca & La Gran Diversion - Buena Vista Social Club (Cuba) virtuoso and former pianist bringing the lively nights of the 1930s Cuban Cabin to the stage.
Sugarpie & the Candymen - another French band, led by the radiant voice of Lara Ferrari, have been enchanting Europe for over 10 years with a warm blend of jazz swing and rhythm’n blues.
Wax & Boogie - a quintet from Barcelona led by singer Ster Wax and pianist David Giorcelli, accompanied by Drew Davies on saxophone, passionately revisits the boogie of the 30s, the swing of the 40s and the rhythm'n blues of the 50s.
Léon Phal - a rising-star French-Swiss saxophonist
LINKS TO TANJAZZ 22nd EDITION, 2024
PREVIOUS FESTIVALS
TANJAZZ 22nd EDITION, 2023
The festival was cancelled in 2023, following the devastating earthquake in Al Haouz province, south west of Marrakesh, in central Morocco.
TANJAZZ 21st EDITION, 2022
The Festival was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
TANJAZZ 20th EDITION 2019
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