Nass El Ghiwane is a group of Moroccan musicians formed in the 70s in the heart of one of the poor neighborhoods of Casablanca. Combining great traditional themes and secular incantations, their music draws from the melting pot of popular culture. The songs tell the joys of the world as well as they mourn the deceased poets, proclaimed to the sound of frenetic rhythms. At bends in the streets as well as in crowded concert halls, the musical explosion unleashed by Nass El Ghiwane puts the crowds in a trance...
“ In 1981, I worked at night on the editing of La Valse des pantins . The television was on all the time. One evening, around two or three o'clock in the morning, a film entitled Transes begins. They passed it several times, several nights. I was immediately fascinated by the music, but also by the way this documentary was conceived. (…) This mixture of poetry, music and theater makes it possible to return to the origin of what Moroccan culture is. The musicians sing of their country, their people, their suffering. This film, since those years, has become an obsession for me. » Martin Scorsese
TRANCE
(1981 – Colors – 86 mins)
SUPPLEMENTS
. "TRANSES", IT'S A WHOLE HISTORY… (21 mn)
Omar Sayed (member of the Nass El Ghiwane group), Ahmed El Maanouni (director and screenwriter) and Izza Génini (producer) look back on the formidable adventure of Transes, from its production in 1980 until its restoration, orchestrated in 2007.
. CATERING (4 mins)
Released April 18, 2012
