Justin Timberlake to open 2014 Mawazine music festival in Rabat, Morocco on May 30th. Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
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* Timberlake will perform May 30th on Rabat’s OLM Souissi stage, marking his first performance in Morocco. *
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Variety, by Nick Vivarelli (February 19, 2014) — Justin Timberlake will be the opening act of Morocco’s 13th Mawazine World Rhythms Festival held annually in Rabat.
The world music extravaganza features local artists and international acts which in past years have included Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, and Rihanna.
The festival is presided over by Mounir Majidi, personal secretary of Moroccan King Mohammed VI.
Majidi is also the founder and president of the Morocco Cultures multidisciplinary arts foundation which organizes Mawazine and other events.
Other announced international performers announced to date for this year’s Mawazine fest are American R&B artist Jason Derulo and Belgian Europ star Stromae.
Rihanna opened the festival in 2013 with a concert that was part of her Diamonds World Tour.
It drew a crowd of 150,000 marking Mawazine’s most packed performance ever.
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