Shirat Habakashot
"Shirat Habakashot is a cultural event that takes place among members of Eastern communities and North African Jewry, where it is customary to get up on Shabbat before dawn and sing together a collection of piyyutim before Shabbat morning prayer, starting on Shabbat Bereshit and Throughout the winter months. Shirat Habakashot is a collection of piyyutim from the sacred song in Spanish Jewry, piyyutim that express praise to God and longing for the Land of Israel, Shabbat piyyutim and more". (From Wikipedia)
Excerpt from "shirat habakashot" by Moroccan Jews