Teklidi (traditional) rap artist Hicham Belkas, from the popular band Fnaïre sustained a fatal head while driving home to Marrakesh from the Fes Sacred Music Festival.

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The 4x4 in which he was travelling overturned in a ravine and hit a tree. Authorities said the 23-year-old died after he was taken to the Ghassani hospital. Three other group members reportedly suffered minor injuries. At the time of the accident, Fnaïre were on their way home to Marrakesh after performing at the Sacred Music Festival in Fes on Friday and Saturday nights. The chairman of the festival went to the hospital to offer assistance upon learning of the accident, officials said.

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Fnaïre have become extremely popular among young people not only for their accessible lyrics, but for their blending of modern and traditional music. Their performance that we saw at the Festival was a great success.

PERCEPTIONS OF MOROCCO - AMERICAN RAPPER HAS HIS 50 CENTS WORTH.

When you think of Morocco, you think of belly dancers and shit, but it wasn’t anything like that. The area we were in was war-torn.
Watching a recent in-flight movie on Emirates, I was struck by the line ... "The Moroccans are harbouring terrorists.." Sure it was only a film, fiction... but that kind of inaccurate and cheap jibe can have consequences.

And how about the rapper 50 cents who was struck by the war-torn setting of the location in Morocco and took shots he handed over to game director Aaron Blean when he was creating 50’s new battle video, Blood On The Sand.

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“Some of my experiences while filming in Morocco really stuck with me. When you think of Morocco, you think of belly dancers and shit, but it wasn’t anything like that. The area we were in was war-torn. I took a lot of photos, and I ended up giving them to the video game developers.” - Oh we can't wait, 50.



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