Usher Explores Morocco’s Local Culture

Usher spent a fun-filled couple of days in Morocco as he visited the African nation to perform during their Mawazine Festival.

The singer was accompanied by his fiancé Grace Miguel and a huge entourage as they made stops throughout the city of Rabat. Usher went to old Medina where he danced with a local Gnawa group and also had some time to stop into the Mohamed V mausoleum.

Out in the Medina today, sharing a lil culture of the A with the street performers of Rabat #thewhip #turnit

A photo posted by Usher (@howuseeit) on Jun 3, 2015 at 8:45pm PDT

While at the old medina, a small historical section of the capital city that houses many local vendors and cultural groups, Usher got comfortable with one of the vendor’s turtles as he played and posed with the little guy. A medina is culturally specific to most North African cities and can sometimes be less than a meter wide making it free of car traffic and in really popular areas free of motorcycle and bike traffic.

Turtle power✌

Article by Kelly Mena

Kelly Mena hails from Boston but grew up in sunny Tampa, Florida. She attended the University of Florida where she studied Broadcast Journalism . She most recently moved to Brooklyn where she is happy she made it through winter so now she can enjoy the beach and a hot summer day.

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