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Take A Tree To Work Day
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010From the lime to the ridiculous
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010One for the new place… a clear contender for this year’s Retro Vase Awards
Some more views inside
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010To get to the new house, you walk down a corridor to the left of Dar 91 and then up some steps to the first floor, where you find a two-room flat with a tiny understairs kitchen and windows over the city wall.
Further up lie two more flats, each with two rooms – and then the stairs wind on, finally reaching the 4th floor roof terrace, with views to the sea and across Essaouira’s old and new towns. All three flats cluster around the ‘mrah’ or central riad hole, although the previous residents had blocked this off with plastic and chipboard so as to create some privacy.
It seems unbelievable that this house, which now lies empty and has become so familiar to us, was so recently home to no fewer than 21 people. On our early visits our memories of its labyrinthine layout were so transitory that we thought we’d never make sense of it!
Our new house in Essaouira!
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010Yes folks we’ve taken the plunge and bought the house behind (and under) Dar 91. To do so meant buying three separate properties – an experience that has been…well, let’s just say “a challenge” (one day we’ll write a book about that).
So anyway, now we’ve signed the final piece of paper and are the proud owners…apparently.
Over the next few months, you’ll be able to follow our progress on this blog as we renovate the new place. As you’ll see from the pictures below, we have a little bit of work to do…
More old clothes donated
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010A recent collection of old clothes from friends in the sartorial capital of England (that’s Manchester, in case you were wondering) turned up some lovely shirts and jumpers…just right for those chilly February evenings in Essaouira. Thanks everyone… they’ll be on the plane out tomorrow…
School chalk on its way…
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010Thanks to Vicky and friends, who stayed at Dar 91 over New Year, for their very generous donation of school chalk – which will be winging its way to Morocco tomorrow!
Andalusian musical feast
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Just back from Essaouira where we enjoyed the Festival des Andalousies Atlantiques – a genuinely multicultural event which brought together people of all religions to celebrate Andalusian classical music – from which developed Flamenco and other more familiar styles. In its heyday (the Middle Ages) the Andalusian culture extended from Spain to Morocco and other parts of North Africa, and after the Muslims and Jews were expelled from Spain in the 15th century – many of them fleeing to Morocco - the diaspora has kept it alive.
Andre Azoulay, one of the most high-profile Jews in the Arab world – who was born in Essaouira and is an advisor to the Moroccan king – is a driving force of the festival. He told Associated French Press: “The music you hear is a reality in the hearts and minds of millions Moroccans, both Jews and Muslims. But today when you talk about Jews and Muslims, the subject is … rarely something that brings us together. That is why this festival is so dear to me.”
Cinderella sought….
Sunday, October 11th, 2009
The randomness of Essaouira……shoe dangling on electric cables
Dar 91 una bella casa vacanza in affitto a Essaouira, Marocco
Sunday, October 11th, 2009
Dar 91 é una casa privata da affittare per le vostre vacanze a Essaouira, Marocco. A Dar 91 potrete rilassarvi e osservare lo svolgersi della vita quotidiana in Marocco.
Essaouira è una città portuale e ha il fascino degli antichi centri mercantili, riconosciuta come la città costiera più rilassante e accomodante del Marocco.
Vi aspettiamo a Essaouira e a Dar 91
Festival of the Atlantic Andalusias Essaouira 29th October-1st November
Saturday, October 10th, 2009
The Festival of the Atlantic Andalusias will be held in Essaouira from the 29th October till the 1st of November.
Held for the first time in 2003, the Festival encourages peaceful coexistence and cultural exchange, it also celebrates the Andalusian contibution to the cultures of Spain, North Africa and Latin America.
This year it will focus on a Moroccan Jewish musical tradition known as Matrouz. Rabbi Haim Louk will sing accompanied by the Zyriab Orchestra and the Franco-Algerian pianist Maurice El Medioni will perform with the Jewish Moroccan singer Raymonde el Bedaouia.
The Festival will pay a posthumous tribute to 1950s singer Zohra Fassi who was a militant for he peaceful coexistence of Jews and Muslims in Morocco.
Bands that have previously performed at the festival includes: the Radio-Tarifa Band, Pedro Solar, Javier Ruibal, Tauria Hadraoui, Guason and Samira Kadiri.