# Nass El Ghiwane — Ya Sidi

Nass El Ghiwane’s Ya Sidi (1974) is No. 4 in our Gnawa ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1974
- **On one list:** Gnawa
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Nass El Ghiwane](https://waxonia.com/artist/nass-el-ghiwane/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/nass-el-ghiwane--ya-sidi/

## What we say

### No. 4 in [Gnawa](https://waxonia.com/genre/gnawa/)

Not a gnawa group, and unthinkable without gnawa. Nass El Ghiwane put the guinbri and the ceremony's rhythms into protest songs, and Morocco has not sounded the same since.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Nass%20El%20Ghiwane%20Ya%20Sidi) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ2_sQuAFE4)

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