Karen or Raissa Kelly (born in
Blois
Blois ( ; ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours.
With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the most populated city of the ...
in 1976) is a French singer in
Tachelhit
, now more usually known as Tashelhit , is a Berber language spoken in southwestern Morocco. The endonym is , and in recent English publications the name of the language is often rendered ''Tashelhit'', ''Tashelhiyt'' or ''Tashlhiyt''. In Morocc ...
.
Biography
Kelly was born in 1976 from a French-Portuguese couple living in
Blois
Blois ( ; ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours.
With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the most populated city of the ...
in the department of
Loir-et-Cher
Loir-et-Cher (, ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Its name is originated from two rivers which cross it, the Loir in its northern part and the Cher in its southern part. Its prefecture is Blois. The INSEE and La P ...
in
France
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.
In 1988, Kelly visited
Casablanca in Morocco together with her family. Aged 12 and during this trip, she was inspired to learn more about the Moroccan culture and languages.
In the end of 1991, she was invited to sing in Tashelhit in the national theater of Mohammed V in Rabat. After this appearance, she collaborated with several rways such as
Hassan Arsmouk
Hassan Arsmouk (Berber
Berber or Berbers may refer to:
Ethnic group
* Berbers, an ethnic group native to Northern Africa
* Berber languages, a family of Afro-Asiatic languages
Places
* Berber, Sudan, a town on the Nile
People with the surname ...
and mostly
Hassan Aglawo Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to:
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* Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name
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under her artistic name Rayssa Kelly.
Songs
Since her start during the early 1990s, Kelly has produced several recordings until her last album in 2002. Some of her songs are:
* Album 1996 with Hassan Aglawo - Warda Vision
** ''Arbi Moulay Sidi a Moulana''
** ''Mani Mousoul N'ka''
** ''Ourid Oukane''
** ''Arsoulour Talat''
** ''Almousamiha''
** ''A Mounat''
* Album 2002 - Warda Vision
** ''Abou Tabla''
** ''Marhba ya Marhba''
** ''Ghika tga Tuderti''
** ''Timizar''
** ''Hourma ya sidi Lahfo''
** ''Youighkid Aluban Itfilit''
See also
*
Tashelhit
, now more usually known as Tashelhit , is a Berber language spoken in southwestern Morocco. The endonym is , and in recent English publications the name of the language is often rendered ''Tashelhit'', ''Tashelhiyt'' or ''Tashlhiyt''. In Morocc ...
*
Naima Moujahid
*
Fatima Tabaamrant
Fatima Tabaamrant (berber: ⴼⴰⵜⵉⵎⴰ ⵜⴰⴱⴰⵄⵎⵕⴰⵏⵜ; born 1962) is a Moroccan Berber actress and singer-songwriter. She sings and performs in her native Berber tongue.
Fatima Tabaamrant, was born in 1962 in Boughafar, int ...
*
Jennifer Grout
Jennifer Grout (born May 21, 1990) is an American singer of Arabic and Amazigh (Tashelhit) music.
Biography
Born in Boston, Grout studied at the Longy School of Music of Bard College, then at the McGill University in Canada. She is the daug ...
*
Hassan Arsmouk
Hassan Arsmouk (Berber
Berber or Berbers may refer to:
Ethnic group
* Berbers, an ethnic group native to Northern Africa
* Berber languages, a family of Afro-Asiatic languages
Places
* Berber, Sudan, a town on the Nile
People with the surname ...
References
French women singers
Berber musicians
Living people
1976 births
Shilha people
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