The document provides information about American and Moroccan culture. It discusses the music, food, and clothing of each country. For American culture, it outlines the development of folk, classical, popular, jazz, and country music genres. It also mentions common American foods like turkey, potatoes, corn and maple syrup as well as modern fast foods. Typical American clothing includes jeans, t-shirts, shorts and sweatshirts. For Moroccan culture, it discusses the influence of spices in Moroccan cuisine and famous dishes like tagine and couscous. Moroccan music genres mentioned are Berber, popular, Gnawa and Rai music. Traditional Moroccan clothing includes the caftan dress and djellaba
3. Music
Folk was first played by native Americans using
many styles and techniques and traditional
instruments.
Classical music which is mainly European was
brought by them to the us with some of the first
colonists.
Popular music was the beginning of the birth of
recorded music. And it was American popular
music that lead this field to what it became today.
Jazz was originally a type of dance music that
made a great impact on popular music and was a
part of western classical music.
Country music is a fusion of blues and spirituals
and adapted for pop audiences which began in the
4. FOOD
American cuisine is known to be very large. They
usually use ingredients like turkey, potatoes; corn
and maple syrup…
Today we mainly see fast food like hamburgers,
hot-dog and pizza, and drinks like coffee and ice-
tea. But apple pies are still one of the most famous
things in American cuisine.
5. Clothes
American fashion is a varied industry. We
see many styles and brands all over the
US. But in the streets, Americans usually
put on jeans, t-shirts, shorts and sweatshirts
and of course dresses for girls especially in
the summer.
6.
7. Moroccan cuisine
Moroccan cuisine is known to be influenced
by most Moroccan interactions with other
countries throughout history. And Moroccan
people usually use spices and herbs like
cinnamon, pepper, saffron and mint…
Our main dishes are very famous all around
the world and most people like to eat them
such as Tagine, Couscous, Pastilla. And
usually for drinks, we enjoy mint tea and
coffee.
8. Moroccan music
Berber music which is very old and
famous especially in the region of Souss,
and performed by professionals just like
other types.
Popular music, the most famous type
especially in weddings and special
occasions.
Gnawa is a form of music that’s very
similar to Jazz and Blues in American
music
Rai music is more associated with
Algeria, but we still have many Rai
singers in Morocco. And this type of
music is really popular.
9. Moroccan clothes
Moroccan traditional clothes are very
famous and popular all over the world. For
example Caftan, which is a long dress for
women, used for celebrations and special
occasions (Weddings…). And Djellaba for
both men and women, known to be often
loose, long and with long sleeves.