co ▁visual ▁artist / compos er / oud ist ▁Tar ik ▁Ban zi , ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Al - And alus ▁Ens emble . A ita ▁is ▁a ▁Bed ou in ▁musical ▁style ▁s ung ▁in ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁ ▁Cha abi ▁(" pop ular ") ▁is ▁a ▁music ▁consisting ▁of ▁numerous ▁vari eties ▁which ▁are ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁mult if ari ous ▁forms ▁of ▁Mor oc can ▁folk ▁music . ▁Cha abi ▁was ▁originally ▁performed ▁in ▁mark ets , ▁but ▁is ▁now ▁found ▁at ▁any ▁celebr ation ▁or ▁meeting . ▁ ▁Popular ▁Western ▁forms ▁of ▁music ▁are ▁becoming ▁increasing ly ▁popular ▁in ▁Mor oc co , ▁such ▁as ▁fusion , ▁rock , ▁country , ▁metal ▁and , ▁in ▁particular , ▁hip ▁hop . ▁ ▁Mor oc co ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est , ▁where ▁it ▁finished ▁in ▁the ▁pen ult imate ▁position . ▁ ▁Media ▁ ▁Cinema ▁in ▁Mor oc co ▁has ▁a ▁long ▁history , ▁stretch ing ▁back ▁over ▁a ▁century ▁to ▁the ▁film ing ▁of ▁Le ▁che v rier ▁Mar oc ain ▁(" The ▁Mor oc can ▁Go ather d ") ▁by ▁Louis ▁L um ière ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁Between ▁that ▁time ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁many ▁foreign ▁mov ies ▁were ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁O u arz az ate ▁area . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁Mor oc can ▁Cin emat ographic ▁Center