Visa For Music to feature Morocco, Canada cultural documentary

22 oct 2018 - 12:47

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Canadian organisation Marchande d’Idées Interculturelles (MDI) and the Embassy of Canada to Morocco will for the first time premiere a short film at the fifth edition of the Visa For Music conference in Rabat, Morocco from 21 to 24 November.

Moroccan group Daraa Tribes features in the short film.

Titled Résonance Culturelle, the 13-minute film is an intercultural exchange between Canada and Morocco that features musical acts such as Daraa Tribes (Morocco), RedTail Spirit Singers (Canada) and Sacred Wolf Singers (Canada). Produced by MDI, the documentary explores the benefits of musical collaborations and contributes to the strengthening of cultural ties between the two countries.

“I am really proud to present the result of the collaboration between Canada and Morocco at the fifth edition of Visa For Music,” MDI president and founder Nathalie Lévesque said. “It is thanks to the openness and the development of these exchanges that we can really enrich each other.

“Through music and the arts, I develop intercultural exchanges between groups of musicians from different cultures and countries. We establish favourable conditions to help them explore each other’s know-how, customs and cultural heritage.”

Lévesque told Music In Africa that the film helps to foster healthy relationships among artists.

“We create awareness and encourage intercultural communications while building meaningful and lasting partnerships along the way,” she said. “Interaction is at the heart of our projects. It is important to demonstrate that these exchanges can make positive contributions to the development as well as the creativity of participating communities.

“The musical exchange provides participants with opportunities to share ideas, strategies and successes; the possibility of building lasting friendships; and a greater appreciation of their diversity.”

Embassy of Canada to Morocco Chargé d’Affaires Bill McCrimmon said: “We are very happy to be able to support the premiere of the short film Résonance Culturelle in Morocco, which will be screened as part of the Visa for Music festival.

“These successful intercultural meetings between Morocco and Canada reflect the growing dynamism of our exchanges in the cultural field and we will strive to strengthen them even more.”

For more information about this project, visit the MDI website.