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He was born in 1970 in Agadir, Morocco. In 1993 he graduated from the School
of Philosophy of the University of Ibnou Zohr, Agadir with a degree in the
Arabic Literature. Awarded with the 1st Prize of the National
Music Conservatoire of Rabat (1992), the 1st prize for his
performance (1993) and with the honorable prize in the national examinations
(1994) of the same organization, he participated - from 1992 to 1998 - as a
soloist, in a big number of concerts, organized by the French-Moroccan
Association and the French Institute of Agadir, and also in recitals and
poetry nights inside and outside Morocco. In 1997 he participated in the
show “Caravan of the Moon”, a performance in cooperation with the French
Ministry of Culture and the French Embassy in Morocco. The same year and
under the support of the French Institute, he toured in the major towns of
Morocco (Rabat, Cassablanka, Tanger, Oujda and Fes) and following that, he
toured around France (Marseille, Nantes and Avignon). In 1997, he recorded
the album “Noches” with Francoise Altan, and he toured in Spain and
Portugal. He participated in the opera “Wizard Eros” by Manuel De Fella
(1999) and in the performance «Oiseau de Lune» (1999). A significant moment
of his career was his participation in the Festival “Jazz aux oudayas”: it
was a meeting where a jazz “option” of the Oud was presented and Driss El
Maloumi won positive critics.
While playing, he aims at blending the Arabic with the Andalusian style, the
tradition with the modern music creation.
He has collaborated with Jihad Darkish, Alla, the Telemaque orchestra and
many other Moroccan and French artists. |
