Larbi Batma

Larbi Batma
Born1947 (1947)
Chaouia
Died1997(1997-00-00) (aged 49–50)
CitizenshipMorocco
Occupations
  • Musician
  • poet
  • singer
  • writer
  • actor

Laarbi Batma (or Laarbi Batma) (Arabic: العربي باطما; born in Chaouia; 7 February 1947 - 7 February 1997) was a Moroccan musician, poet, singer, writer, actor, and the front man of the group Nass El Ghiwane.

Early life

Laarbi grew up in the Hay Mohammadi neighborhood in Casablanca.

He 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

Laarbi was a founding member of Nass El Ghiwane. He was a vocalist and percussionist for the group until his death in 1997.

Cinema

Laarbi 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

  1. ↑ MATIN, Nadia Ouiddar, LE (19 February 2021). "Nass El Ghiwane". lematin.ma (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 "Vidéo. Il y a 20 ans, Larbi Batma nous quittait". Le360.ma. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  3. ↑ Moroccan Songwriters Laarbi Batma Ahmed. ASIN 1157172229.
  4. ↑ CCM (1984). "Le jour du forain". CCM.
  5. ↑ Canby, Vincent (1981-10-03). "'TRANSES,' MOROCCAN MUSICAL". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-14.

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