Amina Alaoui
She sings in Arabic, Classic Persian, Haketia, Spanish, and Portuguese. Amina was born in 1964 in a traditional family in Fez, Morocco. At the age of six, she started to learn Andalusi classical music in her own family environment.
Amina Alaoui
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- Name
- Amina Alaoui
- Born
- 1964
- Birthplace
- Fez, Morocco
- Occupation
- Singer
- Nationality
- Morocco
- Education
- University of Granada · Complutense University of Madrid
- Languages
- Arabic · Spanish
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She sings in Arabic, Classic Persian, Haketia, Spanish, and Portuguese. Amina was born in 1964 in a traditional family in Fez, Morocco. At the age of six, she started to learn Andalusi classical music in her own family environment.
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Amina Alaoui (born 1964) is a musician and singer, a national of Morocco. The musician was born in Fez. Amina Alaoui was educated at Complutense University of Madrid and University of Granada. Languages used include Arabic and Spanish.
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She learned to play the piano and was initiated in European classical music by the conductor Mohamed Abou Drar. She also studied at the conservatory of Rabat from 1979 to 1981 with Ahmed Aydoun and Mohammed Ouassini, as well as modern dance with Marie-Odile Loakira and classical ballet with Vera Likatchova. Alaoui went to school at Lycée Descartes and studied philology and Spanish and Arabic linguistics at the University of Madrid and the University of Granada.
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• Name — Amina Alaoui • Native Name — أمينة العلوي • Born — 1964 • Birthplace — Fez, Morocco • Occupation — Singer • Instrument — Vocals
Andalusian classical music
Andalusian classical music
While studying in Granada, Alaoui did research on Arab-Andalusi and oriental music and specialized in Andalusi classical music, specifically in the Gharnati (Arabic for "of Granada") style of music. She moved to Paris in 1986, where she continued her practical studies with Rachid Guerbas and Ahmed Piro. There she also studied European Medieval music with Henri Agnel and Persian classical music with Djalal Akhbari. In 2011 she released Arco Iris (ECM), which bridged musical traditions of Portuguese fado, Spanish flamenco, and Persian and Arab-Andalusi classical music.
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Collaborations
• Lluís Llach: Un Pont de Mar Blava (1993) • Rachid Taha: Diwan (1998) • Music From The Heart of the World: Sounds True Anthology (2000) • Women's Sacred Chants (2003) • Rachid Taha: Diwan Live in Concert (2005)
Discography
• Gharnati: Musique arabo-andalouse du Maroc (1995) • Alcántara (1998) • Gharnati: En Concert (2009) • Siwan (2009, ECM) with Jon Balke • Arco Iris (2011, ECM)
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