We landed in Marrakesh at 12.15 on thursday the 28th of April.
Just minutes before an unconfirmed terrorist attack has blasted a bar in the exotic&gigantic Djem el Fnaa
here is a picture of the situation, 3 hours later..
The Riad Alboraq where we happily stayed
the reason why a team of italians went to marrakesh is due to this suspicious character, marcello bellan aka "bruttin", one of the funniest elements of milan extravagant scene
infact he recently moved to morocco to work on an art shop project named "casus belli" for no apparent reason. so we went there to show him support and to bring him a piece of parmigiano reggiano+vodka. here are some pics of the event and surreal night time we spent together.
cappuccino style..
local entertainers
patrizia
rita
gaiani sings the local anthem
marcello with his new mates
mr beckerman and claire
the entrance of Rolls Royce club where the night started
outside the casino
inside the casino
African Chic deserve a big OLA as the music rocks for real and the ambience looks like written by bukowski and borroughs together. young black prostitutes with white powered face are just waiting for your company while all the "papponi" are focusing on various other items.
Thanks to Allah Morocco is not only night shifts so here we go with different views on local habits and aesthetics. "Le mille e una notte" are everywhere.
A lovely serie C cinema
God only knows what's in there! Damien Hirst should rethink it all..
A type of "burri"
edgar
he wanted to buy this game where US military chief found Osama. the story did happen indeed just 48 hours later. or at least so they say..
a trip to Essaouira just like in Paris, Texas
The king of Morocco likes to hunt
Jimi Hendrix spent time here..the signs of which are an obvious finding
Raggamuffin Soundsystem
A mistic collage
Claire
Dubi
Cafe de Paris
Mint Tea, local touch
a view of the port
dunno why but Coiffeur are so popular at the sea
The fish we had in Essaouira
A local museum for Bob Marley
Fairouz from Lebanon, "Mina's like" middle-east star
Top of the pops
I though I've seen a shape in this wall..