We explored the wind-whipped town's white and blue port and souk, known for exquisite woodwork and musical instruments – the town hosts the renowned Gnaoua world music festival each year.
Other observers in the music industry are not so sanguine about the arrival of this international musical stew.
Sweaty, musical, melodramatic and political, Cairo Station stars ballsy writer-director Youssef Chahine as a homicidal newspaper seller in Cairo's vast railway station.
Hollywood also found it easier to tackle these issues through the prism of the musical, as in 1957's The Pajama Game, where Doris Day and her factory superintendent resolve their industrial dispute by falling in love.
Having enjoyed your singing in Beyond the Sea, I wondered if you have any plans for a role in a musical in the future, either on stage or screen?
Ilsar performs with long-time musical collaborators Daniel Pliner (synths) and Josh Ahearn (electric bass) as the Sticks and their debut single, World Maps, is funky and weird, with references to vintage video game music.
Born in Leicester, the 27-year-old musical unknown was selected as the Eurovision candidate after she caught the eye of BBC executives.
Ever since, the rapper has complained that Operation Trident has followed his movements, informing venues and record labels of his past in an attempt to shut down his musical career.
The musical was originally planned to open in California last month, but was pulled by the Weinstein brothers Bob and Harvey, who jointly set up the company, after they decided it wasn't ready.
It's important not to have a big goal in mind, to think 'I'm making Lion King here'; just to be truthful and make the musical tell the story you want to tell".
Jacobs had retained a fascination with the duo ever since seeing the video to U.G.L.Y and wondering who these two sparky girls were, having so much fun while sounding completely out of step with the musical trends of the time.
