

Bayonne, France
In only 5 years of existence, Gabacho Maroc has already performed on the podiums of over 200 festivals in Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia. Gabacho Maroc’s first album, Bissara (Label Oued, 2014) earned the group a nomination for the African Music Awards in 2015.The single “Moussaoui” rapidly attained 50,000 views on YouTube, and was selected by the UK label World Music Network for its Rough Guide CD compilation, The Best Arabic MusicYou’ve Never Heard.
In January 2018, the group released its second album, Tawassol (which means “connection” in Arabic), on the 10h10 label (Cristal Groupe, distributed by Sony). Unanimously hailed by the French press (Télérama, M&C Le Son du Monde, Batteur Magazine, and radio stations Europe 1, France Inter, FIP, RFI), the album Tawassol has likewise garnered praise from critics all over Europe as well as overseas. The Transglobal World Music Chart singled out Tawassol as Best World Music Album for March 2018.