Génération Taragalte Explained

Génération Taragalte is a musical group from Morocco, formed in 2012, playing electric rock^[1] and blues.^[2]

The group's five founding members all hail from M’hamid El Ghizlane (in Zagora Province), a village whose main industry is tourism. The idea of making music in their own way came to them after they attended a concert by the Tuareg group Tinariwen in 2009, at the Festival Taragalte,^{[3] [4]} which is held annually in M'Hamid El Ghizlane.^[5]

They returned to Festival Taragalte in 2018, as performers,^[6] and they performed at Atlas Electronic that same year.^[2]

Members

• Brahim - guitar, vocals
• Said - guitar, vocals
• Mostapha - bass, backing vocals
• Mohamed - percussion
• Khalifa - calebash, backing vocals

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sounds from Southern Morocco: Festival Taragalte . Heather . Maxwell . Voice of America. 27 February 2015 . 6 August 2019.
2. Web site: Maroc: 4 jours de techno et farniente dans la villa paradisiaque du Atlas Electronic . 6 August 2019 . 2 September 2018 . Tidiane . Padra . Trax . fr.
3. News: Génération Taragalte: 'On ne chante pas notre musique, on la vit' . . fr . Hanane . El Harjoun . 9 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190806211326/https://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/entry/generation-taragalte-on-ne-chante-pas-notre-musique-on-la-vit-entretien_mg_5d245783e4b0cfb595fb7da0. 6 August 2019.
4. Web site: Taragalte Festival 2022 In Mhamid El Ghizlane - Programme . Morocco Shiny Days . 8 September 2022 . 1 December 2022.
5. Web site: Festival Taragalte . Adventures Desert . 3 June 2022 . 1 December 2022.
6. Web site: 7 festivals au Maroc pour découvrir une culture unique. fr . 6 August 2019 . Nicolas . Mollé . 25 October 2018.