Najat Aâtabou
Najat Aâtabou ( Arabic نجاة اعتابو, Central Atlas Tamazight ⵏⴰⵊⴰⵜ ⵄⵜⴰⴱⵓ Najat Ɛtabu ; * May 9, 1960 in Khémisset , Morocco ) is a Moroccan composer and singer . She sings in both Arabic and Berber . Her fans also call her "Lioness of Atlas" or " Cesária Évora of Morocco".
The highlights of her career include appearances at the Paris Olympia . Their first album, J'en ai marre , released in the early 1980s , sold more than half a million copies. Her most recent work to date was published in 2010.
Albums (selection)
- 1991: The Voice of the Atlas (Globe Style)
- 1997: Country Girls & City Women (Rounder)
- 1998: Najat Aâtabou (La Fa Mi)
- 2001: La Diva marocaine (La Fa Mi)
Web links
- Najat Aâtabou at Allmusic (English)
- Najat Aâtabou at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ La 6e édition du festival du monde arabe de Montréal: Najat Atabou chante au Canada ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Biographie de Najat Aatabou Biography (French) at Hiba Music
- ↑ Najat Aatabou ( Memento of the original from May 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aâtabou, Najat |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | ⵏⴰⵊⴰⵜ ⵄⵜⴰⴱⵓ (tzmS) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Moroccan composer and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Khémisset , Morocco |