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language, something that you feel.”
lyrically and musically to a song that would mesh their talents with Wadie’s. The trio were brought together by Mark Montovio, one of the Exchange’s main organisers. Spanning genres and languages is something that you would expect to be a difficult endeavor, as if a song that was one dimension now has to evolve to three, but each of the trio are optimistic 52
that it will be a success. Adrian noted that; “It’s going to be like a Spanish, Moroccan, English thing” bringing together the different linguistic landscapes of both sides of this exchange. However, whatever they thing they will be unified musically as Liam explained: “Music brings people together, it doesn’t matter where you are from or what language you’re speaking in. It’s a common
The Exchange spans countries, languages, and even continents, but yet these two nations have been continually been drawn closer together by history. Minster of Culture John Cortes, who spoke at the evening, noted the spirit of the exchange: “Morocco and Gibraltar are very close geographically but we hold each other very close in our hearts too. Gibraltar will never forget what Morocco and Moroccan people did for us when the border closed in 1969 and since then we have become closer and closer.” Closer and closer is the sentiment of Exchange. Closer and closer so that not even Hercules himself can tear us apart again. GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE MARCH 2020