At 20 years old, SamiR LanGus moved from Agadir, Morocco to Cary, North Carolina. LanGus recently returned to Raleigh after nearly a decade working in New York City. Aicha Qandicha is a terrifying and ...

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Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Samir LanGus is a Grammy Award-nominated gnawa musician, born and raised in ...

Samir LanGus vividly recalls the traveling Gnawa musicians who passed through his village. As a child growing up in Morocco, he was entranced by their music and would follow them wherever they went.

The Gnawa music of Morocco is deeply religious and immediately accessible. The country has been ground zero for popular world music since Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones recorded there in 1968. The ...