Chaabi (lit. "popular") refers to several types of
popular music
Popular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no musical training.Popular Music. (2015). ''Fun ...
of
Morocco
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...
, combining rural and urban folk music.
The genre started out as street music performed in squares and ''
souks'', and can be heard in cafés, at restaurants and at weddings.
Rural varieties include ''Jerra'' and ''al-Aïta'' (lit. "the cry"
).
Several artists performing this genre are known, such as Hajib,
Abdelaziz Stati,
Najat Aatabou
Najat Aâtabou (; born 1960) is a Moroccan singer, songwriter and composer.
Her song "Goul El Hak El Mout Kaina" was sampled by the Chemical Brothers in their 2004 song " Galvanize".
Early life
"Najat Aâtabou" was born in Khémisset, Mor ...
,
Saïd Senhaji
Saïd Senhaji (; 1968) is a ''chaabi'' singer from Casablanca, Morocco
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlan ...
and Khalid Bennani.
References
Moroccan styles of music
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