Mehdi Qamoum (AKA MediCament) is a young artist from Agadir, born in 1991. His stage name alludes to the capacity of Gnaoua music to heal souls through its powerful spiritual energy. Mehdi Qamoum is a singer, author/composer and musician, with roots in Gnaoua music and a love of World Music. In 2006 he founded his first traditional music group, “Ouled Bambara”, then went on to collaborate with Jazzawiya, the platform that has launched artists such as Mehdi Nasouli, Foulane Bouhsine, and Hicham Issawi, among others. Mehdi has collaborated with a variety of artists and is currently developing his own personal project, based on Moroccan culture (Gnaoua, Houara, Isemgan, Reggada, Daqqamerrakchiya) as well as African sounds and harmonies mixed with more modern tones of rock and the blues. As a master of the guembri, Mehdi has created his own 4-string electric version, and has participated in national festivals such L’Boulevard in Casablanca, Timitar in Agadir, and the Mama Africa festival in Merzouga. On the international level, he has performed at the N’Sangu NdjiNdji festival in Congo and the OneBeat residency in the US.