/tags/gnawa Gnawa en-US Copyright Tue, 08 Jun 2021 16:46:01 GMT /youth-radio/2021-06-08/hoofed-seductress-anti-colonial-assassin-musician-samir-langus-invokes-childhood-legend-afro-heritage-storytelling-style Aicha Qandicha is a terrifying and complicated legend in North Africa. Children know that staying out after dark means risking the wrath of the camel-footed jinn. During Spanish and French colonization of Morocco, the boogeywoman was retold as an anti-colonial warrior who seduced then slit the throats of military men. Gnawa musician SamiR LanGus grew up in fear before embracing the nuance of her character. Tue, 08 Jun 2021 16:46:01 GMT /youth-radio/2021-06-08/hoofed-seductress-anti-colonial-assassin-musician-samir-langus-invokes-childhood-legend-afro-heritage-storytelling-style Grant Holub-Moorman, Caitlin Leggett