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Fatima Tabaamrant

Fatima Tabaamrant (Amazigh: ⴼⴰⵜⵉⵎⴰ ⵜⴰⴱⴰⵄⵎⵕⴰⵏⵜ; born 1962) is a Moroccan Amazigh actress and singer-songwriter. She sings and performs in her native Amazigh tongue.

Personal life

Fatima Tabaamrant was born in 1962 in Boughafar, into the Idaw Nacer tribe, which is part of the confederation of the tribes of the Sous region. She spent her childhood years in Ifrane and Lakhass, Tiznit Province, in the greater external-peripheral, fringe and the outskirts (also parts Jbel Atlas Saghru, Greater lesser Atlas) all are parts high-Atlas and Sous Region, Morocco.

Career

In 1994, Tabaamrant played a singer in an autobiographical film called Tihya.

In 2010, two biographical programs about Tabaamrant were aired on television: Fi Dakira, on Channel 1M TV (RTM), and an episode of Imariren ( 2M MONDE TV Morocco) on June 4, 2010. Imariren, an Amazigh term meaning "singers", is a cultural magazine that profiles the great names in Amazigh music of all genres, tracing the milestones in the evolution of their career since their debut.

Concerts

  • 2010:
  • Asnières-sur-Oise, France, L'appel de l'Atlas (Echo of the Atlas), Chant Amazigh de l'Atlas (Songs and Dance of the Atlas), Du slam à l'Atlas (The Sounds in the Atlas), Fatima Tabaamrant, Live Performance, Royaumont Abbey (Department 95); October 3, 8, 9, 10, 2010
  • Television; Massar TV Show (2M MONDE TV Morocco); "Igh Ka Tzriti" musical performance, part of Ahmed Amentag (biography), a 1-hour 45 minutes show; April 16, 2010.
  • 2009: Paris, France; Izlan Morocco Cycle, Amazigh songs, poetry and dance. The Atlas Mountains and the Moroccan desert, Théâtre Claude Lévi-Strauss (Musée du Quai Branly), 27 November - 5 December 2009
  • 2007: Timitar Festival, Agadir, Morocco, July 6, 2007
  • 2006
  • 7th International Festival of Volubilis. "Amazigh Evening" at Volubilis, Morocco. (August 4, 2006)
  • 4th edition Raïss Lhaj Belaïd (Theme) at Place El Mechouar, Tiznit, Tiznit-Provence, Morocco. (July 8, 2006)
  • 1999: Paris, France, May 13 and May 15
  • 1994: Milan, Italy, outdoor summer concerts ("Berber Nights").

Discography

Albums

  • The Echo of the Atlas (Taghlaghalt), Release Date December 11, 2007

The CD (Taghlaghalt Or The Echo of the Atlas Rayssa Fatima Tabaamrant) available online retail store, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble,

See also

Further reading

External links

  • Azawan.com Fatima Tabaamrant, biography and more (English, French, and Amazigh (tashlhit)).

References