Abel is a traveling musician, life coach, and artist. He is the inspirational visionary behind the “WHY NOT NOW” inititative. He was born and raised in Rabat, and moved to Essaouria in 2008. After many years spent traveling the world, he has returned to share his vision of changing the world through coexistence and shared artistry.

@thepirateway

Adil is a visual artist that specializes in applied arts. His career began in the sixth grade year, and since then, he has participated in numerous exhibitions and artistic festivals around Morocco.

His goal is to broaden his artistic knowledge and deepen his design and craft skills. Adil firmly believes that art is a means of authentic expression and communication with the world around us and is committed to working with passion, inspiration, and enthusiasm.

@adilbousghiriidrissi

Mira is a polyglot songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and singer. She was born in Germany and grew up between São Paulo (Brazil) and the Black Forest (Germany). She has been traveling through Europe from Portugal to the Baltic states with her flute, guitar and voice and lives in Morocco since 2022. She has been composing songs in 5 different languages and playing concerts with her own musical project “zahira“ since 2019.

@zahirasmusik

Achkar is a songwriter, musician and producer. His main instruments are guitar, bass and his voice. He was born and raised in Kénitra, Morocco and moved to Germany in 2014. He founded the African Reggae band Amaroots and has released an album with his Rock/Soul band Me & Ms Jacobs. In 2020 he established his studio Zawyarecord in Hannover where he has been recording and producing Reggae music Afrobeat with different artists from all over Africa.

My name is Ibrahim Fatri Qasmi, and I am a visual artist from the city of Meknes. I have participated in various art exhibitions, including the World Earth Day exhibition and the international festival "Fikam" held in Meknes. I specialize in portrait art and creating illustrated stories, in addition to my skills in graffiti. I learned and studied art as part of my creative journey, always striving to develop my artistic skills and express my imagination through my works.

@brahimfatriq

Anna is a multi-trans media specialist and producer of art and cultural projects. She specializes in technology for the curation of arts and culture based projects. More recently, she has been awarded, Best campaign at AWE USA 2022.

She was born in the Ukraine and raised in Russia and now resides in Essaouria where she plans to bring her talents into the WHY NOT NOW initiative.

@juja_juja

Anastasia is a mural artist, transforming walls into captivating visual narratives that leave a lasting impression. She is a skilled digital and classical sculptor, also teaching Zbrush. Anastasia's versatility in traditional and modern techniques enables her to create stunning sculptures and murals in diverse forms. Her work reflects a profound understanding of human emotions and a mission to spread positivity through art. As an educator, she shares her knowledge and passion, inspiring others to explore their creativity and exchange knowledge.

@art_galanskaya

Natalie is a poet, author, and copywriter based in Manhattan. Her work haS been featured across the world in anthologies and independent publications. Her books, Out of Chaos, The Aftermath of Unrest, Isle of Skye, and Roses are all available worldwide online.

She also serves as the poetic host for the NYC based underground creative society HXS and as creative editor for ii Publishing.

@nncenzi

Meet titoff. The big, white, beautiful dog of the house (who looks more like a wolf). Titoff started out his life in the Medina, but it wasn’t long before his luck changed and he became the beloved mascot of WHY NOT NOW.

Don’t let his size scare you off, Titoff is a big dog with a big heart. He spends most of his time eating and sleeping on the floor…but be careful, he will take any chance he gets to run out the door and meet his lady dog friends down at beach.

His motto? belly scratches & b*tches.

(He comes and goes as he pleases)