Ahmed Amentag
Ahmed Amentag ⴰⵃⵎⴰⴷ ⴰⵎⵏⵜⴰⴳ | |
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| Born | 1927[1] Tamsoult, Morocco |
| Died | 24 November 2015[1] Dcheira El Jihadia, Morocco |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Voice, Rebab |
| Moroccan literature |
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| Moroccan writers |
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| Criticism and awards |
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Ahmed Amentag (1927 – November 24, 2015) was a Moroccan singer-poet (ṛṛays) and songwriter in Tashelhit.[2][3]
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b الأمازيغية, البوابة. "الفنان الامازيغي الرايس أحمد أمنتاك يفارق الحياة صباح اليوم". Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cheurfi, Achour (2007). L'encyclopédie maghrébine (in French). Casbah éditions. ISBN 978-9961-64-641-0.
- ^ a b "وفاة الحاج أحمد أمنتاك آخر عمالقة فن الروايس بسوس" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Raiss Ahmed Amentag n'est plus". MAP Express (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-25.