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Ahmed Amentag

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Ahmed Amentag
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Born1927[1]
Tamsoult, Morocco
Died24 November 2015[1]
Dcheira El Jihadia, Morocco
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Voice, Rebab

Ahmed Amentag (1927 – November 24, 2015) was a Moroccan singer-poet (ṛṛays) and songwriter in Tashelhit.[2][3]

Biography

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Ahmed Amentag was born in the village of Mentaga near Taroudant. Thus, his artistic name was Amentag which means "from Mentaga" in Tachelhit.[4]

After leaving the madrasa in Taroudant at age 17, he joined a group of rways to play ribab for them. A few years later, he decided to found his own group of then-famous rways such as Lhadj Belaid, Omar Wahrouch, and Mohamed Demsiri.[4]

During the 1950s, he was a famous rays and toured in France, Germany and Belgium. He made his first music recording during the later 1960s in Paris.

Legacy

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Ahmed Amentag authored several famous poems and songs such as:

  • Bou salem
  • Bou chahwa
  • Imik ayga zin

The national festival of rways in 2017 was dedicated to him for his contributions to the musical art of rways.[5]

Death

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Ahmed Amentag fell sick during his last years and died on Tuesday, November 24, 2015, in Dcheira El Jihadia, Morocco.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b الأمازيغية, البوابة. "الفنان الامازيغي الرايس أحمد أمنتاك يفارق الحياة صباح اليوم". Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  2. ^ Kratochwil, Gabi (2002). Die Berberbewegung in Marokko: zur Geschichte der Konstruktion einer ethnischen Identität, (1912-1997) (in German). K. Schwarz. ISBN 978-3-87997-301-9.
  3. ^ Cheurfi, Achour (2007). L'encyclopédie maghrébine (in French). Casbah éditions. ISBN 978-9961-64-641-0.
  4. ^ a b "وفاة الحاج أحمد أمنتاك آخر عمالقة فن الروايس بسوس" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  5. ^ "الدشيرة الجهادية تحتفي بفن الروايس و بالمرحوم الحاج أحمد أمنتاك – وزارة الثقافة" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  6. ^ "Raiss Ahmed Amentag n'est plus". MAP Express (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-25.