Oasis Festival 2017 Draws Dance Fans and Top-Tier Talent to Morocco: Exclusive Photos

The Oasis Festival kicked off its third-edition in Marrakech, Morocco from Sept. 14-17, entreating international dance music fans to "dance somewhere different" with a boutique festival that offered an impressive house and techno lineup highlighted by Nicolas Jaar, Richie Hawtin, and Solomun.

The three-day event sold out well in advance, drawing an estimated 3,000-4,000 attendees to The Source venue's poolside gardens and prompting organizers to tweet reminders that no tickets would be available at the door prior to the event. Judging by the demand for tickets, The Oasis Festival appears poised to scale in size and location next year, which is a good problem for a relatively fledgling destination festival to have.

Commencing with an eight-hour set by Solomun on Thursday and closing with a stellar b2b by Jackmaster and Axel Boman on Sunday, The Oasis Festival offered plenty of memorable musical moments for house and techno heads. Oasis also strived to offer tourists a taste of local culture with early morning yoga sessions, local food vendors, henna tattoos and a hookah bar, plus noteworthy performances by Moroccan DJs Amine K, Unes, Fassi and Driss Skali.

Check out Billboard Dance's exclusive photo highlights from the festival, courtesy of photographer Andrew Rauner.

The sun sets at Marrakech's The Source venue ahead of the festival's opening party.

Diynamic label boss Solomun headlined the festival's opening party with a marathon eight-hour set that ranged from his signature melodic deep house and techno to throwback hip hop jams.

Attendees enjoy Marrakech's good weather during the festival's first full day on Sept. 15, 2017.

Willow brought her vinyl collection in tow for her well-received Arena Stage set on Sept. 15, 2017.

Comprised of techno luminaries Blawan and Pariah, Karenn brought unrelenting techno to the Oasis Stage on Friday night.

Richie Hawtin brought thumping techno basslines and nuanced mixing skills to his headlining set on The Oasis Festival's first night.

Matt Medved opens up the Oasis Stage on the festival's second day with Argentine electrocumbia and shaman house vibes.

Belgian DJ/producer Charlotte De Witte brought out the techno faithful for her Saturday night set.

After Maceo Plex was forced to cancel his headlining performance on Saturday, Sunday's live headliner Nicolas Jaar graced the Oasis Stage with an impromptu DJ set that was remarkably downtempo and driving.

Anja Schneider's name could be found on many an attendee's tongue following her widely acclaimed Arena Stage set on Sunday.

Detroit standout Marcellus Pittman turned many heads with his eclectic and genre-defying Oasis Stage set.

To the delight of the fans in attendance, Sunday's live set bore no resemblance to Saturday's fill-in DJ set. Versatility has always been one of Jaar's hallmarks and he showed that off in prime form at The Oasis Festival.

Jackmaster & Axel Boman closed out the festival with a spirited b2b set on the Oasis Stage that showcased the best aspects of their divergent but complementary styles.