مقالات العيطة

AITA JEBLIA

العيطة الجبلية

The aïta Jeblya is a musical genre from northwestern Morocco, which the “Jbala” (mountain people) love deeply. According to historians, the reference city Ouezzane located south of Tangier already existed in Roman times. It is famous in particular for its craftsmanship in wood, wool called “El mharabla”, woolen woolen loops made by hand. The work …

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Said Ouled El Houate

كلمات سافرتي شي يام برا (سعيد ولد الحوات)

safrty shy yam bra wrj’ety mtwrh a wallhyla zyanty, ’emarty wsmanty bant ‘elyk alhrkh mdwrh aw گalw jyty mdwrh yak b’eda jyty mdwrh wyna wyna tkasht hady wyna rwayh wyna wyna sbabt hady fy dwk alkrafh wyna wyna tkasht hady wyna rwayh wyna wyna sbabt hady fy dwk alkrafh wyna wyna shhawy hady wyna swayh …

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houcine khribgui

الشيخ الحسين الخريبكي والزعري

Few do know how many Moroccans really respect this singer and his music. He’s the best aita musician in the popular style called ‘El-Za’ari’, or Aita Za’ariyah which started from the town called A-Rummani in Morocco.   The name Za’ari (زعري) came from an old tribe Aza’aeir; a Hilali creed who travelled to Morocco about …

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aita music band

الخطاب المشفر في العيطة العبدية

The Aita Abdia is a witness to the political history of the Abda region. It lends itself as a kind of discourse that reflects the way of thinking and living of a society, its ideology as well as its values. It groups together implicit statements which aim to camouflage meaning. To do this, it must …

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كلمات كانت معاه وقلبت عليه

Kant maah galbet alih daret ghiro ghi tmaa osanhat fih tomobilat olaflous mchat rah tahet bsoumha bghat tarjea lih kanet maah galbet alih daret ghirou ṭmʿ ūsmḥt fīh al-ṭūnūbīlāt ūlflūs mšāt rāh ṭāḥt bsūmhā bġāt trǧʿ līh īā mʿāhā dūz ʿmr qṣā mʿhā ūṣbr ʿṭāhā rbī īʿṭīh aīdīrhā fāldār līhā klmẗ ūšwār ḥāsbhā ktbġīh kānt …

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فاطمة الزحافة، أيقونة العيطة

Fatima Zahafa was a great Moroccan singer originally from Settat. Her fame is to be attributed, in addition to the numerous songs engraved during her career, to the great success obtained by the song “Zaoiua” made in 1965. The Zouia (a Muslim religious building) to which the song refers is that of the town Of …

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