Chaabi (Morocco)

Chaabi (lit. "popular"^[1]) refers to several types of popular music of Morocco, combining rural and urban folk music.^[2]^[3]

The genre started out as street music performed in squares and souks, and can be heard in cafés, at restaurants and at weddings.^[2]

Rural varieties include Jerra and al-Aïta (lit. "the cry"^[4]).

Several artists performing this genre are known, such as Hajib, Abdelaziz Stati, Najat Aatabou, Saïd Senhaji and Khalid Bennani.

^ Ellingham, Mark; McVeigh, Shaun; Grisbrook, Don (1994-01-01). Morocco: the rough guide. Rough Guides. p. 523. ISBN 9781858280400.
^ ^a ^b Gauldie, Robin (2017-05-30). Morocco. New Holland Publishers. p. 28. ISBN 9781847730954.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; Trillo, Richard (1999). World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Rough Guides. p. 572. ISBN 9781858286358.
^ Tchebwa, Manda (2005). African music: new challenges, new vocations. UNESCO. p. 27.