Jazz music festival closes at historic Chellah site in Rabat, Morocco

STORY: Jazz music festival closes at historic Chellah site in Rabat, Morocco SHOOTING TIME: May 12, 2024 DATELINE: May 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: Rabat CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exterior of the Chellah site 2. various of attendees 3. various of the performance STORYLINE: The 26th edition of Jazz au Chellah music festival concluded on Sunday at the historic Chellah site in Rabat, Morocco. At the three-day event, all types of European jazz musicians and Moroccan musicians jointly offered concerts. Mixed with local traditional music, jazz music has flourished with a unique flavor in Morocco. The Jazz music festival is organized under the initiative of the European Union, in partnership with the Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Communication. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Rabat. (XHTV)

MOROCCO-RABAT-CHELLAH-JAZZ CONCERT

MOROCCO-RABAT-CHELLAH-JAZZ CONCERT

(240513) -- RABAT, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A girl views performance during the closing concert of the 26th Chellah Jazz Music Festival at the Chellah site in Rabat, Morocco, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Huo Jing)

MOROCCO-RABAT-CHELLAH-JAZZ CONCERT

MOROCCO-RABAT-CHELLAH-JAZZ CONCERT

(240513) -- RABAT, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Musicians perform during the closing concert of the 26th Chellah Jazz Music Festival at the Chellah site in Rabat, Morocco, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Huo Jing)

MOROCCO-RABAT-CHELLAH-JAZZ CONCERT

MOROCCO-RABAT-CHELLAH-JAZZ CONCERT

(240513) -- RABAT, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Musicians perform during the closing concert of the 26th Chellah Jazz Music Festival at the Chellah site in Rabat, Morocco, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Huo Jing)

MOROCCO-RABAT-CHELLAH-JAZZ CONCERT

MOROCCO-RABAT-CHELLAH-JAZZ CONCERT

(240513) -- RABAT, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A musician performs during the closing concert of the 26th Chellah Jazz Music Festival at the Chellah site in Rabat, Morocco, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Huo Jing)

MOROCCO-RABAT-CHELLAH-JAZZ CONCERT

MOROCCO-RABAT-CHELLAH-JAZZ CONCERT

(240513) -- RABAT, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A musician performs during the closing concert of the 26th Chellah Jazz Music Festival at the Chellah site in Rabat, Morocco, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Huo Jing)

MOROCCO-RABAT-CHELLAH-JAZZ CONCERT

MOROCCO-RABAT-CHELLAH-JAZZ CONCERT

(240513) -- RABAT, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Musicians perform during the closing concert of the 26th Chellah Jazz Music Festival at the Chellah site in Rabat, Morocco, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Huo Jing)

Morocco unearths ancient city site dating to 2nd century

STORY: Morocco unearths ancient city site dating to 2nd century SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 3, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:52 LOCATION: Rabat CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of ancient city site 2. SOUNDBITE (French): ABDELAZIZ EL KHAYARI, Moroccan archaeologist STORYLINE: Moroccan archaeologists announced on Friday that they uncovered a Roman-era ancient city site in the Moroccan capital Rabat that dates back to the 2nd century. The newly unearthed archaeological site is located near the famous Chellah site, a medieval fortified Muslim necropolis and tourist attraction in Rabat. SOUNDBITE (French): ABDELAZIZ EL KHAYARI, Moroccan archaeologist "We are here in Chellah, a historic area that has not experienced an archaeological research until today. There is a great project of the Moroccan government to launch a new research project, and we have started since April 2023. Great discoveries were made in four different areas, a port, big walls and also a new city that was not known before." The