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Gnawa music is a traditional genre originating from Morocco, characterized by the use of the guembri (a three-stringed bass instrument), krakebs (metal castanets), and vocals. It has roots in African and Islamic spiritual traditions and is often associated with trance-like states. Innov Gnawa, Nass El Ghiwane, and Hamid El Kasri are all prominent performers within the genre, known for their unique interpretations and contributions to its evolution.

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#	name	Popularity	instrumentalness	danceability	energy	acousticness	Happiness	tempo	followers
1	Innov Gnawa	37	0	53	62	43	72	108	10053
2	Nass El Ghiwane	36	3	56	65	57	57	112	129410
3	Hamid El Kasri	34	0	59	50	32	78	114	76840
4	Gnawa Diffusion	33	0	58	71	24	65	119	80379
5	Hoba Hoba Spirit	31	0	59	76	26	80	117	59137
6	Jil Jilala	28	0	57	63	73	70	114	49242
7	Aziz Sahmaoui	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	6170
8	Majid Bekkas	26	37	52	41	54	52	89	8619
9	Karim Ziad	24	0	64	74	46	75	100	5821
10	Nuru Kane	23	6	72	51	70	71	108	6650
11	Mahmoud Guinia	23	3	55	78	51	83	119	9748
12	Abdelkebir Merchane	21	1	54	31	12	44	99	659
13	Maalem Said Damir & Gnawa Allstars	21	13	63	42	36	64	135	8959
14	Groupe Mazagan	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	1167
15	Djmawi Africa	19	0	50	76	13	53	129	13762
16	Hamid El Gnawi	18	0	66	62	38	71	135	5114
17	Nour Eddine	17	0	67	68	50	58	122	1488
18	Amida Boussou	16	0	60	40	9	86	87	328
19	Altaf Gnawa Group	15	6	51	48	7	54	104	3766
20	Gnawa de Marrakech	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	4004
21	Hassan Boussou	15	0	46	4	78	18	119	1367
22	Zef Zaf	15	0	67	36	94	91	103	165
23	Gnawa Impulse	15	0	51	98	4	75	125	562
24	Abdelkebir Amlil	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	162
25	Simo Lagnawi	14	7	66	84	66	76	121	3476
26	Hasna el Becharia	13	6	67	71	73	90	108	5466
27	Freeklane	13	0	58	62	14	49	138	16623
28	Gnawa from Marrakech	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	2116
29	The Sons of the Moon-Ouled Kamar	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	731
30	Hassan Hakmoun	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	3037
31	Maalem Si Mohamed Chaouqi	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1003
32	Gnawa Njoum Experience	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1704
33	Gnawa Systeme	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	485
34	Merchane Family	6	0	55	15	71	53	137	118
35	Mohammed Zourhbat	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	269
36	U-Cef	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	370
37	Souad Asla	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	359
38	Maalem Benaissa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	519
39	Aisha Kandisha's Jarring Effects	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	318
40	Joe Batoury	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	205
41	El Houssaine Kili	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	92
42	Hamdawa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
43	Abdeljalil Kodssi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	113
44	Gnawa del Son	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	159
45	Gnawa Bambara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	847
46	Maalem Abdenbi El Meknassi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37
47	Mustapha Baqbou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	404

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