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]
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]