Video
Sounds of Morocco – An Auditory Experience
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Hello! My name is Alexis Strang, and I am currently a Junior majoring in Global Studies and Anthropology at UNC Chapel Hill. I am from Concord, North Carolina, and while growing up, I knew I wanted to explore the world as part of my education. Last summer, I travelled abroad of the first time in my life in order to live in Fez, Morocco, for 9 weeks and study Arabic. Though some of my experiences abroad were challenging, my travels and interactions with other cultures helped me to grow and appreciate the nuances of life. I learned a lot about how to operate in new environments, as well as about myself. In the future, I hope to travel more broadly and share the stories of the people I meet with my home community so as to bring the global community to a local level. Sounds of Morocco (Audiocast) Carolina Navigators Alexis V. Strang 0:42 âÄì Introduction to Part One âÄì Travels 1:12 âÄì In the plane taking off from Canada to Morocco. 1:25 âÄì Early morning at the train station in Casablanca, Morocco. 1:41 âÄì Walking through the market in the old city of Fez. 2:04 âÄì Taxi music on my way to school in the morning. 2:17 âÄì Walking on the busy sidewalk in the new city of Fez. 2:40 âÄì Introduction to Part Two âÄì Music 3:15 âÄì Afternoon music at a restaurant. 3:27 âÄì A man singing Gnawa music in the markets of Chefchauen. 3:44 âÄì Late night music at a café (lots of tambourines!) 4:02 âÄì A group of Berber musicians in the Sahara Desert playing the drums. 4:23 âÄì My homestay mother and her friend singing to the baby of the family. 4:45 âÄì A music performance at my school. 4:55 âÄì Introduction to Part Three âÄì Daily Life 5:27 âÄì Ambiance of the outside café at my school. 5:36 âÄì Birds at my homestay familyâÄôs riad. 5:45 âÄì In Morocco, at exciting times (such as family gatherings and weddings) women will undulate their tongue back and forth to produce this jovial sound. That is what you hear first, then you hear my homestay mother talking to me in Arabic about my friends and food. 6:06 âÄì The pigeon at my home named âÄÃ_hamamaâÄô, which means pigeon in Arabic. 6:10 âÄì The radio station commercial in my cab on the way home from school. 6:20 âÄì The call to prayer that is heard multiple times everyday.