Asma El Hamzaoui
Asma El Hamzaoui | |
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 Asma Hamzaoui and Bnat Tombouktou in Stockholm in March 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | أسماء الحمزاوي |
| Born | 1998 Casablanca, Morocco |
| Genres | Gnawa |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2012 – |
Asma El Hamzaoui (in Arabic: أسماء الحمزاوي, Casablanca, 1998)[citation needed] is a Moroccan gnawa singer and musician. She is known to be Morocco's first female gnawa musician,[1] a genre that is traditionally reserved for male artists.[2][3]
In 2012, she launched her career by founding her musical group Bnat Timbouktou, where she plays sintir as well as sings.[4] Since then, she has participated in many international events across the world,[5][6] and collaborated with other artists, including Fatoumata Diawara.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Meet Asmaa Hamzaoui, Morocco’s first female gnawa musician (The National)
- ^ Asmâa Hamzaoui and Bnat Timbouktu Make Gnawa Festival Debut – Morocco World News (2017)
- ^ Au festival gnaoua d’Essaouira, les femmes s’en mêlent – Les inrocks (2017) – in French
- ^ Asmaa Hamzaoui – The female Gnawa -Elaph Post (2018) – in Arabic.
- ^ Participation in a song celebrating Soudan's independence (2019)
- ^ Concert of Asma Hamzaoui in Stockholm, Sweden (2020)
- ^ Maroc – Gnaoua : Asmâa Hamzaoui… tel père, telle fille (in French)
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