Ahwach

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Ahwach is a communal Amazigh performance art combining rhythmic drumming, chanted poetry, and group dance, especially associated with the Shilha people of southern Morocco.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ahwach canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Amazigh performance art ⓘ
communal dance ⓘ
traditional music genre ⓘ
artForm dance ⓘ
music ⓘ
oral poetry ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Morocco ⓘ
culturalContext Amazigh culture ⓘ
danceFormation line formation ⓘ
semi-circle ⓘ
ethnicAssociation Imazighen ⓘ
linked to: Amazigh

Shilha people ⓘ
geographicDistribution Anti-Atlas region of Morocco ⓘ
linked to: Anti-Atlas region

High Atlas region of Morocco ⓘ
Souss region of Morocco ⓘ
linked to: Souss region
hasComponent chanted poetry ⓘ
group dance ⓘ
rhythmic drumming ⓘ
heritageStatus intangible cultural heritage (non-UNESCO designation) ⓘ
musicalInstrument bendir ⓘ
frame drum ⓘ
participantRole dancers ⓘ
drummers ⓘ
poet or lead singer ⓘ
singers ⓘ
performanceSetting outdoor public space ⓘ
village square ⓘ
performanceStructure alternation between male and female groups ⓘ
call-and-response singing ⓘ
performedOnOccasion harvest celebrations ⓘ
local community gatherings ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ
weddings ⓘ
poeticFeature fixed traditional verses ⓘ
improvised verses ⓘ
region southern Morocco ⓘ
rhythmicFeature repetitive drum patterns ⓘ
socialFunction communal celebration ⓘ
expression of Amazigh identity ⓘ
social cohesion ⓘ
tempo moderate to fast ⓘ
thematicContent heroic deeds ⓘ
love ⓘ
nature ⓘ
religious devotion ⓘ
transmission oral tradition ⓘ
typicalLanguage Shilha language ⓘ
Tamazight ⓘ

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