Perched high up on a high cliff overlooking the sandy dunes rolling into the Atlantic Ocean, over 100 black African tents, along with a substantial majlis are pointing the area of Tan Moussem in Chibika, Morocco. On the night of Could 5th, this is where UAE's Al Ayalla group held its first performance for the Saharan Bedouin festival, taking place this Might 5 - 10 in the southern region of Morocco.

A 200-strong Emirati delegation, goinged by the Cultural Programmes and Heritage Festivals Board - Abu Dhabi, has returned for the forth year as a special visitor at the yearly, 13 years of ages Tan Moussem, a festival celebrating the heritage of Saharaween people. A camp with numerous standard Emirati outdoors tents exist the customs, customs and heritage of the UAE. There are the women of Abu Dhabi's General Women's Union preparing conventional Emirati food, along with holding workshops and showcasing different inventions; there is the Camel Competing Federation and Veterinary Research study Centre arranging several camel competitors and holding camel Veterinary presentations; there is Al Ayallah folkloric group, existing here with 28 artists and 10 various Emirati songs instruments; there are likewise two Emirati singers and eight Emirati poets, joining recitals and cultural nights; there is Al Foah company showcasing various selections of UAE dates and the business of days in general; there is Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority speaking to local tribes about date palm trees care; there is Baynounah TV recording the Emirati "export" of heritage to Tan Tan; and there is the coastal heritage tent, an open-air gallery displaying Arab fishing, boating and pearl diving traditions of old.

"Ever Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan began bilateral relations with Morocco, the Maghreb country has been a fantastic friend of UAE. Moroccan individuals and leadership have a genuine recognition of UAE. This nation has so much to supply, but society is just one of one of the most distinguished attributes of Morocco. For these factors we are participating in the Tan Moussem. It is part of our cultural exchange," said Abdulla Butti Al Qubaisi, Director of Communications at the Committee, including: " We found this festival is specifically ideal for our involvement since it's about desert abstract heritage, and it is engraved on UNESCO's Oral Intangible Cultural Heritage. Hence, it is crucial for us to advertise our very own heritage here." "An additional essential purpose for us being below is to help Morocco internationalize this festival, to gain even more exposure. One means of doing so is through Baynounah TV Tan Moussem programs. A great deal of know-how is additionally transferred to the festival organisers with our Emirati delegation holding of competitions and social occasions," Mr. Qubaisi additionally said. Tan Tan Moussem - the Event of Tan - has its origins in an ancient Saharan nomadic customs. Over a century ago, tribes from all over the Sahara desert, from Morocco to Senegal and Mali, used to collect yearly in Tan Tan, usually in spring, to trade news, work out numerous issues, get married, trade and commemorate their society with songs, dancing and poetry

Political instability eventually stopped the Moussem. A resurgence was tried in the 1960s, yet it really did not last. It wasn't until Spanish explorer Kitin Munoz Valcarcel, born and raised in Morrocan Sahara, came across an old publication with black and white photos of the old festival that motivated him to give Tan Moussem one more lifeline. Under the umbrella of UNESCO and with the blessings of King Mohammed VI of Morroco, the festival was back in 2004.

As in the old days, some 250 African outdoors tents are put up on the borders of Tan community, at the foothills of Sahara and a wave flight far from the Atlantic, each outdoor tents coming from a various Sahrawi tribe. Throughout the festival, the nomadic tribes and each region of Morocco will certainly be commemorating here their personalizeds, handicrafts, music, verse and tribal society. Highlights of the Moussem consist of Fantasia, the nomadic steed show on the 13 hectares major festival premises, the parade in nearby Tan community and nightly online concerts in neighbouring Chibika and Outiya, featuring Emirati artists, Hassani (Morocco's southern Sahara populace) musicians and Senegalese (this year's nation of honour at the festival) bands. Right from launch day on May 5th, the UAE camp was popular with numerous visitors passing by, curious to learn more about Emirati lifestyle. During the festival, there will be a number of workshops and social occasions held for them.