Ahmed Soultan
Encyclopedia
Ahmed Soultan (born 1978) is a Moroccan singer. His work fuses traditional Arab music
, hip-hop, rap, raï
and soul
.
The pseudonym
"Soultan" comes from "soul", the musical style, and "tan". He has never declared his true surname.
He was born in a village in the district of Souss and emigrated to France
while very young.
In 2005, Soultan was invited to take part in the Dakar
International Festival of Film and was a supporting artist in a concert by Tiken Jah Fakoly
. He went on to explore the African music of Morocco, recording in duet with the Senegal
ese singer King Bara.
Arab music
Arabic music or Arab music is the music of the Arab World, including several genres and styles of music ranging from Arabic classical to Arabic pop music and from secular to sacred music....
, hip-hop, rap, raï
Raï
Raï is a form of folk music that originated in Oran, Algeria from Bedouin shepherds, mixed with Spanish, French, African and Arabic musical forms, which dates back to the 1930s....
and soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
.
The pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
"Soultan" comes from "soul", the musical style, and "tan". He has never declared his true surname.
He was born in a village in the district of Souss and emigrated to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
while very young.
In 2005, Soultan was invited to take part in the Dakar
Dakar
Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
International Festival of Film and was a supporting artist in a concert by Tiken Jah Fakoly
Tiken Jah Fakoly
Tiken Jah Fakoly is a reggae singer from Côte d'Ivoire.Tiken Jah was born into a family of griots and christened Doumbia Moussa Fakoly on June 23, 1968 in Odienné, north-western Côte d'Ivoire. He discovered reggae at an early age, assembling his first group, Djelys, in 1987...
. He went on to explore the African music of Morocco, recording in duet with the Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
ese singer King Bara.