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Zamane Festival 2026 - The Ahidous Chant
Two stages, one shared human adventure. For four days, artists, villagers, travellers and enthusiasts come together to share concerts, discussions, meals and encounters. The musical traditions of the oases meet the music of the world. The 2026 edition accompanies the inauguration of the Joudour Sahara Cultural Centre.
Programme
Thursday 3 December - Opening
4:00 pm: opening ceremony and inauguration of the Joudour Sahara Cultural Centre. 9:00-11:00 pm: “The Ahidous Chant” evening, myths, tales and an acoustic vigil around the fire, in the Centre's dune area.
Friday 4 December - Traditions and creations
11:00 am-12:30 pm: Ahidous songs on the central squares of M'Hamid. Moussem of the culinary arts of southern Morocco at the Cultural Centre (time to be confirmed). 3:30-5:30 pm: Nour Joudour and a concert by Oum at the auditorium. 7:00-10:00 pm: Lahcen Achibane, Feelin's 9 & the Ahidous singers, Daraa Tribes, Main Zamane Stage.
Saturday 5 December - Transmission
11:00 am-1:00 pm: conference on Ahidous, Artists' Kasbah. 3:30-5:30 pm: Julian Belbachir and Bassekou Kouyaté, auditorium. 7:00-10:00 pm: Mohamed Malal, the Playing For Change Residency and Oum, Main Zamane Stage.
Sunday 6 December - Oasis and world music
11:00 am-1:00 pm: Ahidous songs in the ksour and a guided tour of the oases with discussions on climate. 3:30-5:30 pm: Sanae Jadoubi / Ahidous Moyen Atlas and Feelin's 9 & the Voices of the Peaks, auditorium. 7:00-10:00 pm: Said Taragalte, Nour Joudour and Julian Belbachir, Main Zamane Stage.
Jam sessions and festival life
On 5 and 6 December, from 11:00 pm, jam sessions under the stars in the Cultural Centre's dunes, for festival pass holders and guests. Throughout the festival: exhibitions, crafts, a producers' market, residencies, encounters and transmission.
Climate Encounters
The festival is also a space for ecological reflection: workshops and debates on ecology and the preservation of desert ecosystems, linked to the desertification and water-management issues specific to the Drâa Valley.
Residencies & creations
Nour Joudour brings together artists from Morocco, Algeria and France around the exchanges between the Maghreb, the Sahara and the Mediterranean. A Playing For Change / Zamane residency is being developed around Julian Belbachir. Feelin's 9 works with Amazigh women singers around voice, memory and contemporary creation.
Sahara × Mediterranean
Zamane 2026 strengthens exchanges between the two shores, notably with a delegation linked to Trasimeno Blues in Italy, around the circulation of artists, residencies, audiences and know-how.
Inauguration of the Joudour Sahara Cultural Centre
The opening of Zamane 2026 will mark the official inauguration of the Centre. Its auditorium will host concerts and creations in a more intimate setting.
Zamane, more than a festival
The project is part of work carried out all year round with young musicians, artists, tradition holders and communities. Music becomes a tool for transmission, education, encounter, local development and dialogue between cultures.
Proximity
Live to the rhythm of the desert and the festival, just a short walk between the bivouac and the stages.
Atmosphere
Enjoy evenings around the fire, dinners under the stars and sunrise over the dunes.
Authenticity
A stay between nomad comfort and cultural immersion.
Extend the experience
Combine the concerts with a stay at the Cultural Centre, a night in a bivouac, a visit to the oasis, a trip to Chegaga or a musical tour. Accommodation and travel programme on request.
Artists
The announced line-up includes:
What's included
- ✓Welcome in M'Hamid on 3 December and transfer to the bivouac
- ✓4 nights in a tent (2 people per tent)
- ✓Dinner on 3 December (excluding drinks)
- ✓Full board from 4 to 6 December (excluding drinks)
- ✓Access to all festival activities and concerts
- ✓Shuttles between the bivouac and the various festival venues
Not included
- –Drinks (water, juice, sodas available on site)
- –Tips and personal expenses
Practical information
- Dates
- Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 December 2026
- Location
- M'Hamid El Ghizlane
- “Festival Bivouac” package
- 5,850 MAD / person
- Single tent supplement
- 300 MAD / night
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Ganga - Living heritage of south-eastern Morocco
Three days of musical, artistic and ecological immersion to celebrate and pass on the intangible heritage of south-eastern Morocco, starring the Ganga style - a mystical musical genre deeply rooted in the oases of southern Morocco, blending Sufi songs, powerful rhythms and ritual dances.
Vieux Farka Touré (Mali) · Majid Bekkas (Zagora) · Emmanuel Pi Djob · Playing For Change Band / Luke Winslow-King & Robertto Lutti · Draa Tribes · Tarwa-N-Tiniri · Naji, Sidi Ahmed and Kada (Algeria/Morocco residency) · Said Taragalte · Azdine Ait Fradji
