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Mawazine (, meaning "rhythms") is an international music festival held annually in Rabat, Morocco. The event features a wide range of international and local music artists across various genres. Mawazine is organized by Maroc Cultures, a cultural foundation founded and presided over by Mounir Majidi, the personal secretary of King Mohammed VI.

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Rabat, Morocco
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2001–present
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Maroc Cultures
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mawazine.ma

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23 sections
Contents
  • Notable performers
  • History
  • Funding controversy
  • 2009 stampede
  • 2024 Return
  • Editions
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Mawazine (, meaning "rhythms") is an international music festival held annually in Rabat, Morocco. The event features a wide range of international and local music artists across various genres. Mawazine is organized by Maroc Cultures, a cultural foundation founded and presided over by Mounir Majidi, the personal secretary of King Mohammed VI.

The 2025 festival was attended by 3.75 million people, making Mawazine the largest music festival in the world. With 90 acts on 7 stages, it has the highest ratio of attendees per stage in the world. Mawazine is considered Africa's largest and most important music festival.

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