Marrakech – On June 20, reggae pioneer Burning Spear will open the Bouregreg stage for Mawazine 2025.
With two Grammy Awards and a career spanning over five decades, the Jamaican icon will bring his powerful roots of reggae and message of peace, resistance, and spirituality to Morocco.
After a long break, his comeback with the album “No Destroyer” marks a new chapter — and his Rabat show promises to be both historic and deeply spiritual.
On June 22, the same stage will host Senegal’s Cheikh Lô.
Known for blending mbalax, reggae, soul, and jazz, Cheikh Lô returns with his sixth studio album and a renewed message rooted in African identity and spirituality.
A true symbol of artistic fusion and cultural pride, his performance is expected to be rich, emotional, and powerful.
That evening, across town at Théâtre National Mohamed V, British soul artist Michael Kiwanuka will bring his signature introspective sound.
Known for hits like “Cold Little Heart” and “Love & Hate”, Kiwanuka will perform tracks from “Small Changes”, his 2024 comeback album.
With a voice full of depth and a sound that blends soul, rock, and folk, his concert promises a rare moment of quiet elegance.
Three concerts. Three continents. One message: music is still a universal force. And Rabat, once again, was its stage.
So maybe Mawazine isn’t just a festival. Maybe it’s a reminder that sometimes, when the world is too loud, you need music that doesn’t shout.
This music breathes, it remembers, it heals. And just like that, in not too long from now in Rabat, music will become medicine again.
