Samifati presents

Najat Aâtabou

Najat Aâtabou, the big star of Moroccan chaabi music, is coming to Amare in The Hague! Together with several members of the Marmoucha Orchestra, she will perform a selection from her impressive repertoire. Najat Aâtabou is known for her energetic, spectacular shows, in which she brings to life the warmth, hospitality, and diversity of Morocco's many cultures.

Najat Aâtabou's concert on November 1, 2025, is part of the Holland Gnawa Festival 2025, which celebrates the Moroccan Gnawa tradition and its modern forms through music, art, and movement from October 28 to November 4. A bridge between The Hague and Morocco, between heritage and innovation.

The SAMIFATI duo - Sami on the violin and machines, Axel on visual creation - traveling around the world for more than 10 years to meet the artists of our planet. Sami and Axel have wanted to get closer to Gnawa culture for a very long time, but they were waiting for the right project to present itself. Finally, the French Institute of Essaouira was looking for an original show to present during the 24th edition of the Gnaoua Festival… All the stars were aligned. The adventure could to start.

Everything came together clearly. Between these young artists of same age but from different backgrounds, the musical and friendly complicity was immediate. Popular while being highly artistically demanding, Transe Gnawa Express is a all-terrain project: multicultural, transgenerational… bringing  together all audiences in a festive and positive atmosphere. It can be adapted to the stages of large festivals as well as clubs and neighborhood centers.

One of the things the members of Trance Gnawa Express have in common is loving people. Going out and meet people of all ages and from all social backgrounds is particularly important to them. So, they imagined a whole series of workshops alongside the show which could bring together the inhabitants of a city or neighborhood and offer them a moment of festive and unifying exchanges.