Rabat, the 2022 African capital of culture is organizing ‘the Grand Concerts of Rabat’ from September 22nd to September 24th. In line with the theme, the artists performing at the concert are exclusively African. The list is made up of significant names in the artistic arena, such as Manal Benchlikha, Snore, El Grande Toto, the Moroccan diva Samira Said, l’Artiste, and Fnaire group, and sub-Saharan artists like Ayra Starr from Nigeria, Salif Keita from Mali, the Congolese Dadju, and the Algerian Cheb Khaled.
The Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid stated that the Ministry is deploying efforts to encourage all types of cultures and arts, not only in Rabat, but all over the country.
On the first day of the event, more than 150 000 attended the concert. The overwhelming majority of the audience were Cheb Khaled fans, some of them came from other cities to attend to his show. The audience was satisfied with the great organization of the event, and they expressed their happiness regarding the resumptions of festivities after a long period of hibernation due to the pandemic.