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The storytellers of Jemaa el-Fna, Marrakesh

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Storytellers and performers of Jemaa el-Fna (tradition bearers); film by UNESCO
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Evidence type: Oral tradition

Jemaa el-Fna, the great square of Marrakesh in Morocco, is a meeting place for storytellers, poets, Gnaoua musicians and dancers, players of the hajouj and other performers.

UNESCO inscribed the cultural space of Jemaa el-Fna Square on the Representative List in 2008. Watch its film on UNESCO’s intangible heritage website.