After the immediate experience of the death of a rich and enchanting tradition, Richard Hamilton has identified the last remaining storytellers of Morocco, capturing stories filled with mystery and beauty from the Maghreb. Marrakech is the heart and vital force of Morocco's ancient storytelling tradition. For nearly a thousand years, storytellers have gathered at Jemaa el-Fnaa, the city's legendary square, to narrate ancient legends and tales to audiences left spellbound. However, this unique chain of oral tradition, passed uninterrupted from generation to generation, is on the verge of extinction. The competing distractions of television, films, and the internet have drawn audiences away from the storytellers, and few have the desire to learn the stories and continue their legacy. Moroccan tales have a tremendous educational, religious, and moral impact on their audiences, offering timeless values and guidance to those who listen. In their absence, we risk losing something of Morocco’s national soul and also a piece of the world's tangible heritage. Those who have heard the storytellers firsthand in Marrakech have witnessed a phenomenon that is no longer part of this world, a treasure as valuable as the planet's most endangered species and of immeasurable importance to humanity.