Early life
Batma grew up in the Hay Mohammadi neighborhood in Casablanca. Batma was very much influenced by the music style of the mawsims of his native region that he used to frequent as a child.Nass El Ghiwane
Batma was a founding member of Nass El Ghiwane. He was a vocalist and percussionist for the group until his death in 1997. He was considered the architect of the group.Cinema
Batma was the lead actor in the Moroccan movie '' Le jour du forain'', directed by Driss Kettani and Abdelkrim Derkaoui. He also starred in Ahmed el-Maanouni's '' Trances'', a documentary on Nass El Ghiwane.See also
* *References
* "Adieu Batma", obituary of Laarbi Batma in ''Jeune Afrique'', 1997 Mar-May * Abdallah Mdarhri Alaoui, ''Aspects du roman marocain, 1950-2003: approche historique, thématique et esthétique'',ed. Éditions zaouia, 2006, p. 65External links
* 1948 births 1997 deaths 20th-century Moroccan male actors 20th-century Moroccan male singers 20th-century Moroccan musicians date of birth missing Moroccan autobiographers Moroccan folk singers Moroccan male film actors Moroccan male poets Moroccan male songwriters musicians from Casablanca {{Morocco-writer-stub