Part of the MOROCCO, BODY AND SOUL series of half hour films which present various musical genres being performed in the environments which fostered them, all the while giving viewers a window into the diverse components which comprise Moroccan society.

Malhoune signifies the "song of the dialectical word." The musical sessions, which occur "as often as the day rises" in Marrakech and in Meknes, are the living forerunners of Moroccan popular poetry. Similar to classical poetry in its lyrical and rhythmic structures, the malhoune is also the common expression of popular wisdom, of the hopes of Man, and the mirror of everyday reality.