Ben Younas Afandi
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Ben Younas Afendi was a famous Moroccan
singer. He was known to promote the genre of Arabo-Andalusian scene which combined Arabic, Spanish
, French
and Berber music
tones. He is the father of Moroccon singer Hamid Bouchnak
.
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
singer. He was known to promote the genre of Arabo-Andalusian scene which combined Arabic, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Berber music
Berber music
The Berber people is the indigenous and major ethnic group inhabiting North Africa and part of West Africa . Berbers call themselves "imazighen"...
tones. He is the father of Moroccon singer Hamid Bouchnak
Hamid Bouchnak
Hamid Bouchnak is a Moroccan singer.Bouchnak was a member of a band called Les Frères Bouchnak . His father Ben Younas Afandi was also a musician who was known to promote the genre of Andalusian Maghrebi music scene. His music is generally categorized under raï genre.-External links:***...
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