Ahwash
Aḥwash (Neo-Tifinagh: ⴰⵃⵡⴰⵛ, IPA /æħwæʃ/, also Romanized as ahwach or ahouach) is a Shilha style of collective performance, including dance, singing, poetry and percussion, from southern Morocco.The ahwash is rarely performed outside of individual villages, because of the difficulty of transporting the large number of participants (often more than twenty, and sometimes 150 or more).Rich in connotations specific to its culture, this artistic tradition brings to life the ancient times of Amazigh communities.[3] Ahwash may have come from Telouet [citation needed], though historians have struggled to conclusively determine its origins, because of the lack of written history.[1] The celebration of an ahwash is both an important communal and spiritual practice, sometimes leading to a supernatural experience; there are many stories from southern Moroccan villages of performers who are clairvoyant.