Fez — Mouline Othmane is set to return to the stage this April with a new concert format that combines live chaâbi with spoken storytelling, as he presents “Le Cœur du Chaâbi Bat sur Scène” (“The Heart of Chaâbi Beats on Stage”) in Casablanca and Rabat.
The show is scheduled for April 3 at 8:30 pm at the Studio des Arts Vivants in Casablanca, followed by a second date on April 15 at 8:30 pm at Théâtre Mohammed V in Rabat, according to event listings and festival communications.
Produced by “Tendansia,” the project is presented as a first major stage outing for the artist in this specific format, with a performance built around both songs and the stories that shaped them.
A hybrid concert built around memory
Rather than a standard setlist-driven concert, organizers describe the evening as deliberately hybrid, with Mouline Othmane alternating between chaâbi songs performed live and personal narrative. The aim is to give each title a different weight by linking it to a moment, an emotion, or a lived experience, turning the performance into a more intimate exchange with the audience.
Several announcements for the show frame it as a way to revisit chaâbi through a personal lens, without detaching it from its role as a widely shared Moroccan musical language.
Casablanca first, then Rabat
The Casablanca date at Studio des Arts Vivants will open the run on April 3, before the show moves to Rabat’s Théâtre Mohammed V on April 15.
Communications around the project indicate the show is staged by Amir Rouani, adding a theatrical layer to the concert structure while keeping the focus on live performance and audience proximity.
A new step for a living repertoire
Chaâbi remains one of Morocco’s most enduring popular genres, carried by weddings, family gatherings, and everyday listening.
By placing it inside a stage narrative, Mouline Othmane’s upcoming performances appear designed to show both the emotional directness of the repertoire and its ability to hold personal meaning beyond the chorus.
