Khadija El Warzazia’s Bnat el Houariyat & Esraa Warda
5:30 PM Set of the 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival at Pioneer Works 10.23.23 In the penultimate set of the Ragas Live Festival, Khadija El Warzazia’s Bnat el Houariyat & Esraa Warda bring the house down.
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Khadija El Warzazia’s Bnat el Houariyat & Esraa Warda is a pairing composed entirely of women artists: Bnat el Houariyat from the heart of Marrakech performs women’s celebratory and trance music, including chaabi and houara. The group’s percussion and call-and-response singing and complex polyrhythms build into a deeply transporting sonic experience. It is accompanied by the mesmerizing Algerian-American dancer Esraa Warda, a “rebellious spirit” known for her profound performances of the trance-like jedba hair-swaying dance. Fatiha Benmsinane Malika Nouader Khadija el Warzazia Nouzha Lagrimi Touria Nouader Esraa Warda: dancer
Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia, People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.