DJ Rabiie (Rabie Hirri)

the profile

DJ Rabiie, whose real name is Rabie Hirri, is a Marrakech DJ who came up the honest way, learning to mix inside the city's clubs before he officially launched as a DJ in 2009. That local club apprenticeship matters, because it means his feel for a floor was built in front of real crowds over years, not assembled from tutorials. Since then he has played private parties, festivals and clubs across Morocco, so a wedding sits comfortably inside his experience. His core identity is house, deep house and afro house, and what makes that interesting for a Marrakech wedding is how he frames it. He leans on the meeting point between traditional rhythms and modern electronic sound, which is a natural fit for a destination celebration that wants to feel current and rooted at the same time. He is not locked to one lane either. His booking profile lists a wide open format, 80s and 90s, R&B, hip-hop, house, remixes, disco, reggae and techno, so he can soften into a dinner set and then build toward a proper late-night groove without changing character. That single quality, moving from background to peak without a jarring gear change, is harder than it looks and it is the main thing an afro house DJ has to get right at a wedding, where the same guests sit through dinner and then dance. Because he came up in the clubs, he is used to reading a floor in real time and holding it, which is the instinct you want. His 2009 start also means he has more than a decade in the Moroccan scene, so he has almost certainly worked the kind of night you are planning, and it is worth asking him to name the closest example. I would treat the booking like any other, agree a deposit and a short written contract, fix his arrival and soundcheck time, and confirm the finish time and any overtime rate in advance. Because he is strongest on house and afro house, be clear about how much of the night you want in that lane versus open crowd-pleasers, and share a short must-play and do-not-play list so there are no surprises. Ask too whether he carries a wireless microphone for the speeches, since a house-focused DJ is not always set up for hosting, and a wedding usually needs at least a few spoken moments handled cleanly. You can hear his taste directly on his SoundCloud under dj-rabiie, which is the best first step before you contact him, and he is bookable through the Cueup platform, where his rate starts low and scales with the length and scale of the event. His overall fee in this range runs from about 500 to 1,500 euros depending on hours, guest count and what he needs to bring, which makes him one of the more budget-friendly credible options in the city, a genuine consideration for couples who love a house-led floor but are watching the total. Here is my honest caveat. Rabiie's presence is booking-platform and SoundCloud first, without a personal website or a heavily documented wedding gallery, so you are trusting the mixes and the platform profile more than a stack of wedding reviews. Do the homework that closes that gap. Ask him directly for recent wedding references and, ideally, a clip from a real reception, not only a club or studio mix, because a wedding floor with mixed ages needs a different arc than a night aimed at dancers. Confirm whether his quote is DJ only or includes his own sound and lighting, since an afro house set lives or dies on the quality of the system, and a weak rig in a big garden will undo good music. Pin down his hours and overtime rate too. If your dream is a modern, house and afro house led wedding with room to stretch late, and you want strong value rather than a marquee name, he is a smart, grounded pick. Just do the calls, and let his mixes make the case.