Hamid Bouchnak
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Hamid Bouchnak is a Moroccan
singer.
Bouchnak was a member of a band called Les Frères Bouchnak (Les Chevaliers Du Raï). 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.
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.
Bouchnak was a member of a band called Les Frères Bouchnak (Les Chevaliers Du Raï). His father Ben Younas Afandi
Ben Younas Afandi
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.- External links :*...
was also a musician who was known to promote the genre of Andalusian Maghrebi music
Andalusian classical music
Andalusian classical music is a style of Moorish music found across North Africa in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. It originates out of the music of Al-Andalus between the 9th and 15th centuries....
scene. His music is generally categorized under 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....
genre.