Tantan Festival.

Collection title

Nomad's memory

ID

SNR00130

Source

SNRT (MA)

First broadcast date

10/03/2004

Production year

2004

Abstract

Tantan’s Festival or the international amoumkar which is classified by the UNESCO as an oral human heritage is devoted to all forms of oral and traditional expressions: craft, poetry, music and dance as well as all activities related to popular, oral cultures. Arrival of official delegations participating in the event, led by the Prince Moulay Rachid and the General-Director of the UNESCO.

Type

video

Production companies

• SNRT - Own production

Broadcaster

SNRT - AlAoula

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Personalities

• El Alaoui Rachid - prince of Morocco
• Matsuura Kōichirō - UNESCO General-Director
• Cardinale Claudia - Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO

Primary theme

Festivals and traditions

Secondary themes

• Economy / Markets and crafts
• Society and way of life / Women
• Society and way of life / Religious Practices
• Society and way of life / Public areas and social issues
• Society and way of life / Cooking / Cooking traditions

Credits / Cast

• Ait Lachkar Mohamed - Journalist

Period of events

• 2004

Map locations

• Morocco - Sahara - Tan Tan

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

30m21

Additional information

Activities of the festival : Equestrian activities/ preparing local meals/ women dressed in saharian clothes / a tent where the holy Quran is learnt by heart / popular games: “Arah and El Kabiba”.