Ahwash
| Aḥwash ⴰⵃⵡⴰⵛ | |
|---|---|
Musicians playing ahwash in Tajelt | |
| Stylistic origins | Berber music |
| Cultural origins | Southern Morocco |
| Typical instruments | drums |
| Subgenres | |
| Taskiwin, Ahwash n tferkhin, Leammt | |
| Regional scenes | |
| Morocco- Ouarzazate - Sous - High Atlas | |
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 performed on the occasion of local festivals as a celebration of the community.