Abderahim El Maqori – called “Al-Azaliah” after the correspondent epic tale – is one of the most respected storytellers on the square. He began telling stories when he was a small boy. He learned from Al-Hussein, one of the grand masters of Morocco and his grandmother, a Berber from Ourika. During his years of learning he even went to the sulfur mines, to amuse the workers with his stories after work.

To attract listeners before speaking, he sings Quasides from the Melhoun, a poetic chanting form of song, which derives from traditional Moroccan handcraft.

Ahmed Buschama is only known as “The Berber” on the square. He specializes in orally transmitted stories that are passed on from one generation to the next. After the divorce of his wife, he found no job. Fortune brought him to Djemaa El Fna. His interest lay mainly in the storytellers, to who he listened until he became one himself.

Mohamed Uschbair is the oldest storyteller on the square. He tells stories about Djinns and Demons, which are especially popular amongst the young audience.

Hisham, who originates from Rabat, is the youngest storyteller on the square and is an apprentice of Abderahim “Al-Azaliah”. He travels from city to city to entertain people in the markets. Despite of all his travels he always comes – like all storytellers – to return to the birthplace of the stories, the Djemaa El Fna.