Their music is believed to heal people possessed by jinn, or spirits. The Gnawa are a Sufi order in Morocco who identify with the descendants of formerly enslaved West Africans. These kinds of Gnawa music shows can now be seen regularly in New York City, if not always with the fire-eating-in Times Square, at music spots in Harlem, Latin clubs in Queens, impromptu jam sessions in Central Park.
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