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0239. Pilgrimage Town (Mor 087--new)

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I’ve moved to Morocco, permanently… I’ve got Africa to the south and Europe to the north, awaiting me and my guitar… But first things first. I’ve got to put down roots here in Morocco. And while I’m doing that, I’m going to go play music in Every Single Town in the whole country…

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0239. Pilgrimage Town (Mor 087--new)

December 19, 2008

Bus took me to Moulay Abdellah, a much livlier town with a rugged coast. In the center is a magnificent ancient mosque made of coral stone and a cluster of white buildings typical of a location where a Saint is buried.

A couple of the locals filled me in... Moulay Abdellah was founded by Abdellah, one of the early Arab pioneers in the region. They said that the sand used to bind the stones of the mosque was brought by horseback all the way from Mecca.

Nowadays, Moulay Abdellah is the site of an annual "Moussem" a sort of carnival/religious pilgrimage... I've been to two of these Moussems, and found them absolutely fascinating... The best part is the "fantazia" when an army of horsemen go galloping through a field firing their guns into the air...