Abdelaziz Al Arbaoui, great singer of Moroccan Chaabi, this specialist of kamanja (violin) was born in El Jadida in Morocco, in 1961. The opportunity to show off his talent comes almost by chance, a music band passing through his native country. The orchestra of Settat was stuck without the violinist and hires him for a …
Abdellah El Bidaoui is a Moroccan singer of Aita. He began his career in 1958 in the city of Casablanca in Morocco with the music band of the late Bouchaib Al Bidaoui (author of the theatrical performance “El aïta aalik”). Abdellah El bidaoui participated in many events and plays with this group. In 1960, Abdellah …
Hajja Halima is an exception among all Moroccan sheikhat. Although a large number of fans of the art of “Aita” don’t know the name of the Hajja Halima like they know Hajja Hamdaouia, Hajja Hamounia, Fatna Bent Lhoucine and other Aita Pioneers, the elite and and wealthy families inside and outside Morocco, know her well …
He is the founder of modern Moroccan Chaabi Art (Moroccan popular music/pop) and the sole icon of the popular Moroccan modern. Most of the chaabi artists who became famous should be owing to Miloud Lamghari . Not only they did not add much to chaabi, but they also copied his songs and his style of …
– Samir Tourati, welcome and thank you for giving us the opportunity to interview you. – Welcome my dear and thank you for interviewing me. Q: Who is Samir Tourati? A: Samir Tourati is an artist who performs traditional popular songs. Q: What kind of singing do you like? A: I adore Hasbawi and …
Welcome El Mahdi Ould Hajib. Thank you Mr Hassan. First, who is El Mahdi Ould HaJib? Mehdi Ould Hajib is “Nour Fattan El Mehdi” who grew up in 1987 in the suburbs of Safi (tnin laghyat). I entered the field of art for 14 years as a hobby and then entered the field of professionalism …
حوار مع الفنان ''نور فتان المهدي'' الشهير بـ ''ولد حجيب'' Read More »
Première femme marocaine auteur-compositeur et interprète, Zohra Elfassia est née à Fès vers 1900. Son enfance, bercée par les appels des Muezzins, les prières des rabbins, les chants des adeptes des confréries et les coups, saccadés et rythmés, que les artisans portent au bois, au cuir et au cuivre, la petite brunette aux cheveux frisés, …
لا يمكن الحديث عن تراث فن العيطة بالمغرب دون ذكر اسم الباحث الراحل محمد بوحميد الذي استطاع أن يؤسس مدرسة في البحث العلمي خاصة بمورثنا الأدبي الشعبي مما جعله يتفرد في لحظة تاريخيه مهمة بصوته الصداح فيما كانت أصوات أخرى منشغلة بالمتاهات كما وصفها- لقد اخترت الثقافة الشعبية كي أساعد نفسي والمغاربة للتعرف على أنفسهم …
Mohammed Bouhamid, a man who loved and researched the heritage of Aita Read More »