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Oum (singer)
Oum El Ghaït Benessahraoui ( ar, أم الغيث بن الصحراوي), better known as Oum ( ar, أوم, born 18 April 1978 in Casablanca), is a Moroccan singer-songwriter. Considered an ambassador of Culture of Morocco, Moroccan culture, she mixes Hassaniya Arabic, hassani, jazz, Gospel music, gospel, Soul music, soul, afrobeat and Islamic music#Sufi music, Sufi music influences in her songs. Biography At a very young age, Oum joined a gospel music, gospel choir where she played her first solos at fourteen with a voice that impressed listeners. At seventeen, her first song, "This is your heart" that she wrote to support the charity operation "Les malades du cœur", helped to successfully secure her first appearance on television. In 1996, she entered the National School of Architecture in Rabat. She pursued her studies there until graduation in 2002. At the same time, she began to perform in public. With a powerful and expressive voice, she takes over the repertoire of Aret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casablanca
Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business center. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a population of about 3.71 million in the urban area, and over 4.27 million in the Greater Casablanca, making it the most populous city in the Maghreb region, and the List of largest cities in the Arab world, eighth-largest in the Arab world. Casablanca is Morocco's chief port, with the Port of Casablanca being one of the largest artificial ports in the world, and the second largest port in North Africa, after Tanger-Med ( east of Tangier). Casablanca also hosts the primary naval base for the Royal Moroccan Navy. Casablanca is considered a Global Financial Centre, ranking 54th g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
