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

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Oasis Festival 2017

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.

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Richie Hawtin

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The Source

The sun sets at Marrakech's The Source venue ahead of the festival's opening party.
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Kenny Glasgow & My Favorite Robot

Kenny Glasgow & My Favorite Robot delight the early crowd who flocked to The Oasis Festival opening party on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.
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Solomun

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.
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Atmosphere

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

Young Marco turned in perhaps the festival's most stylistically diverse set on Saturday, running the gamut from Latin grooves to arena rock remixes.
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Willow

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

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

KiNK brought new meaning to the term "audience engagement" during his impressive three-hour live set on Friday, allowing audience members to play with the myriad synthesizers in his performance setup.
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Richie Hawtin

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

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

German duo Modeselektor pulled out all the stops for their late night Oasis Stage set.
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Charlotte De Witte

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

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.
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Nicolas Jaar

Nicolas Jaar seemed to enjoy the unplanned DJ set as much as his audience, making his gratitude known as he finished the performance.
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Anja Schneider

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

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

Nicolas Jaar returned to the Oasis Stage for his headlining live set, enthralling the swelling crowd with original favorites from his discography like "No" and "Space is Only Noise if You Can See."
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Nicolas Jaar

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.
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Jackmaster & Axel Boman

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.
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