| p>Morocco's overall development has given rise in the | | | | shows in the style of 1940s cabarets: elegant |
| last few years to the birth and rapid development of a | | | | restaurants with tables set around a dance floor and |
| show business that somehow reminds that of Mexico | | | | or a stage where o show is performed during up to |
| or Cuba during the 1940s. There was obviously some | | | | five hours. Customers alternate dancing with dinner |
| entertainment in Marrakech under Hassan II but, as it is | | | | and enjoying listening to the fine music. |
| happening in other sectors, the organization and | | | | Traditional genres, such as street entertainment, still |
| typology of the product offered is completely different. | | | | coexist with these shows and many of the artists that |
| The content of these shows is also different. The | | | | used to work only in streets and squares now work |
| influence of Western music is quite obvious, and music | | | | double shifts: in the street during the day and in the |
| genres such as Gnawa o belly-dance share the stage | | | | theaters in the evening. The situation could be quite |
| with pop singers, dancers and go-go's o jazz bands. | | | | idyllic if it wasn't for the fact that, as usual, employers |
| Pure fusion. | | | | fulfill certain characteristics more often than not: |
| It should be said that the word "cabaret" does not | | | | Moroccan immigrants back in their country or French |
| mean the same as in the West. Moroccan cabarets | | | | who set up a nightclub with little money and even less |
| are a sort of nightclubs where only traditional | | | | idea of what that means artistically. |
| Moroccan music and dance are performed by | | | | Staff (artists and non-artists) is often treated with |
| excellent orchestras. | | | | disrespect and contracts and agreements are seldom |
| There are also several karaoke venues, since | | | | fulfilled. Moreover, employees rarely get their social |
| Moroccans love singing. There is a karaoke in almost | | | | security rights and salaries are incredibly low if |
| every Moroccan city. In Marrakech, the best karaoke is | | | | compared to the owner's profits and acts of humiliation |
| called Cantobar, a club where you can sing but also | | | | are much too common. |
| have dinner and drink (alcohol is served). It is open until | | | | But, unfortunately, this does not only happen in the |
| late. | | | | show business sector. It is the kind of development |
| But if you are looking for some rock and other, more | | | | that has landed in Morocco, and it is here to stay. |
| dancing genres, you should visit venues like the Jad | | | | Come to Marrakech and discover its nightlife. The |
| Mahal, in the luxurious Hivernage neighbourhood, and | | | | Ochre City offers culture and a fascinating tradition, |
| the African Chic or La Bodeguita in Gueliz. There you | | | | monuments and countless tourist attractions, as well as |
| will enjoy live music performed every day by excellent | | | | a delightful gastronomy and the widest range of |
| bands. | | | | shopping opportunities. |
| For jazz lovers, there are also venues that offer | | | | |