Imal Gnawa

🌍IMAL GNAWA 🔥 MOROCCAN GNAWA MEETS FUTURISM 🔥 // SUNDAY, JUNE 7 at Rhoneymeade Arboretum @rhoneymeade ✨ Imal Gnawa @imalgnawa stands at the intersection of traditions rooted in the deep spiritual and rhythmic legacy of Moroccan Gnawa music and bold futurism. Combining tribal acoustic elements with electronic aesthetics, the group creates a soundscape that is as timeless as it is avant-garde, a living bridge between centuries. Here the talents of Eilon Elikam, Andrew Fox, and Atlas Phoenix weave together the organic warmth of acoustic instruments with the realms of electronic sound. ⚡ In their hands, music becomes not just an art form, but a force that transforms hearts and affirms the universal power of sound to connect and heal. 💫 🎟️ Get your pass at 👉 👈

Looking forward to be a part of Bahar Behbahani’s performance/installation DAMASK ROSE: A GATHERING on Governors Island this Saturday May 16 1-5pm. Afropolka will feature Malang Jobarteh, Kaïssa Doumbè, and Maciek Schejbal. Other Sound Partners are Barzakh Café, SAG Radio, and Imal Gnawa. The event is presented by Governors Island Arts. 🥀🎶🪾💚 @baharbehbahani @governorsisland @koda.lab @materialsforthearts @arteeast @acaw_ny @eatoffbeat @newyorkkcc @pardis_for_children @sag.nyc @teaartsculture @afropolka @barzakh.cafe @sag.nyc @afropolka @imalgnawa @cynthiaalbertostudio @weavinghand @halfhollownursery @Hortuslife_ @ahmadtea_usa @kermanshahorientalrugs @drinkjabin @maryamgh_maryam @el_khuu @nakazawastudio @kaoru_ny @hausofmilad @nimruzofficial @powerhouse_arts @malang.jobarteh.5 #govislandarts

CITY FREQUENCIES Saturday 4/25/26, 7-9:30 PM The Gallery Particulier 281 Maple Street, Brooklyn Free - donation encouraged Open to all* Come to City Frequencies! 📡 My first event under Control Room East. A night of music, video and ikebana at Gallery Particulier in Flatbush, Brooklyn I’ll screen my video, Kite’s End, an experimental documentary / skate video on how creative evolution renders mundane space into the sacred @imalgnawa will play their meditative, impactful, traditional / futurist Moroccan Gnawa music @flowerheartalliance will craft unique ikebana arrangements channeling the natural and urban environment @gallery.parti will host this celebration of creative evolution in their space which is prime for accessible art, exchanging ideas, connection and fostering community RSVP LINK IN BIO - See you there ⚡️

Powerful music with @neta_elkayam last night at @barzakh.cafe 🎶 Ya Kandili 🎻 @_al_mog_ 🎹 @amit_hai_cohen

Imal Gnawa, a New York City–based ensemble formed by musicians from different regions of Morocco representing distinct schools, brings a full Gnaoua set to the evening. Often described as “Sufi Blues,” their music carries centuries of history through guembri, qraqeb, and layered percussion, building a rhythmically immersive and trance-like atmosphere. They will be joined by a special guest artist whose work bridges research and reinterpretation of Moroccan musical traditions. Through voice, melody, and percussion, the guest expands on the ceremonial pulse established by Imal Gnawa, creating a rich dialogue of tradition and contemporary expression. The evening invites deep listening, subtle movement, and reflection, honoring lineage while opening the music to a modern, intimate setting. Artist announcement coming soon. Limited seating. RSVP link in bio

Hello, Friends 👋 I’ve booked an event that I’m super excited about❗️ Come to 🏙️ City Frequencies 📡 My first event under Control Room East, celebrating creative evolution in New York City Let’s contemplate our relationship with space, time and exchange ideas at The Gallery Particulier in Flatbush. An evening of music, ikebana and video! I’ll be screening my new video (part skate video & part experimental documentary) on creative evolution in the city, Kite’s End @imalgnawa will make us meditate and groove to their traditional and boldly futuristic Moroccan Gnawa music @flowerheartalliance are crafting event specific, unique ikebana arrangements channeling the natural and urban environment @gallery.parti is gracious enough to host us in their welcoming and fruitful space April 25 at 7 PM sharp - 281 Maple Street, Brooklyn. A free event with encouraged donation! RSVP link in bio See you there! ✌️Control Room East 2026

Will be playing live/djing/talking about spirits, colours and exorcism today at @thelotradio stay tuned !#futurism #amazigh #electroacoustic #scifi #gnawa

This week at CUL DE SAC::. ☆ WEEKNIGHTS @ LA PLAZA [TUE 3.17 - FRI 3.20] ☆ We’ve got a (very limited!) residency at our beloved @laplazacultural Community Garden in the East Village. For the next week or so, we’ll be there on weeknights with the sauna, outdoor showers, something easy on the speakers, and the elements. Guided and unguided rounds from 5–8 PM. Come after work, sweat it out, meet a new friend or a lover, feel something. ☆ SWEAT #07 [SAT 3.21 & SUN 3.22] ☆ SOUNDS Dark and groovy selections by @gilly.inc A live Afro-futurist Gnawa performance by @imalgnawa Island sounds by @bvdhai POP UP CAFE Danish “BMO” Sandwiches Hot soup by @wishyouwell.nyc @rockysmatcha + coconut milk Drip coffee by @antscoffee.nyc HEAT …and everyone’s favorite 20-person translucent sauna. La Plaza Cultural Community Garden 674 E 9th Street Bring a friend or come be ours. Reserve your spot, you know where <3 — Flyer art featuring murals from the 1985-1986 “La Lucha Continua” project at La Plaza Cultural Community Garden: “Heaven Is Where Everyone Knows the Dance and There’s No Rehearsal” – LESLIE LOWE “For the Women of South Africa, Central America, and the Lower East Side” – RIKKI ASHER

Our monthly residency @barbesbrooklyn this Thursday, working on new soundscapes and electronic drum samples, see you there #gnawa #afrofuturism #ceremonialmusic #amazigh #scifi

The future of Mimouna is being written at AstralStudio. 🌌✨ Incredible energy in the room with @atlasgnawazen , @visualsmusic , and @eilonelikam . We’re blending tradition with the unknown to bring you a new sonic experience. Stay tuned. The celebration is about to sound different. 🥁🎛️ #Gnawa #Mimouna #AstralStudio #FuturisticGnawa #StudioSession

Please join us on Saturday, January 10th to celebrate the release of Twilight Prophecy by Imal Gnawa @imalgnawa with Nuke Watch @beatdetectives and Masaaki @he_is_masaaki at @cassettenyc in Ridgewood. Link to the tickets are in our bio! Flier by @aaron_anderson

I first heard gnawa music back in the blogosphere days and it changed the way I thought I about music forever. So, I’m extremely excited to be releasing a new cassette from the terrific NYC based gnawa group @imalgnawa About this release: Twilight Prophecy reveals their process of integrating time-honored Gnawa practices with experimental production, extending the tradition into contemporary space.Gnawa music is ancient psychiatry. Emerging from centuries of spiritual practice in Morocco, it blends North African mysticism with Islamic, pre-Islamic African, and Jewish ceremonial elements. At its center lies the lila—an all-night healing ceremony where musicians invoke specific spirits through repetitive rhythms and the deep resonance of the low pitched, three stringed guembri, guiding participants into trance states for therapeutic and transcendental purposes. This shamanic practice uses music as a bridge between worlds, creating space for spiritual transformation and communal healing. Atlas Phoenix, Eilon Elikam, and Andrew Fox work at the intersection of Moroccan Gnawa tradition and contemporary electronic music. Drawing from the ceremonial rhythms and spiritual practices of Gnawa culture, they layer guembri, drum machines, and synthesizers into compositions that move between meditative and kinetic states. Twilight Prophecy reveals their process of integrating time-honored Gnawa practices with experimental production, extending the tradition into contemporary space. Due out Jan. 30th