Cherifa Kersit ( ar, شريفة كيرسيت; born 1 January 1967) is a
Moroccan singer in the genre of
Tamawayt. Cherifa sings in
Central Atlas Tamazight
Central Atlas Tamazight or Atlasic (also known as Central Morocco Tamazight, variant of tashelhit, Middle Atlas Tamazight, Tamazight, Central Shilha and, rarely, Beraber or Braber; native name: ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ''Tamazight'' , ) is a Be ...
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Biography
Cherifa was born in
Tazrout M'oukhbou, in the region of
Khenifra
Khenifra ( Berber: ''Xnifṛa'', ⵅⵏⵉⴼⵕⴰ, ar, خنيفرة) is a city in northern central Morocco, surrounded by the Atlas Mountains and located on the Oum Er-Rbia River. National Highway 8 also goes through the town. The population, a ...
in the Middle Atlas mountains of Morocco, in a family of 16 children. As the girls of her age in the region, she never went to school and spend her days in daily duties in the countryside, where she learned traditional singing.
Cherifa started to sing professionally against the will of her family, and have performed with well-known artists such as
Mohamed Rouicha
Mohamed Rouicha ( ar, محمد رويشة; 1950 – 17 January 2012) was a Moroccan folk
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and
Mohamed Maghni. In 1999, Cherifa made her first visit to France where she participated in the show "Dances and song by the Woman of Morocco, from dawn to dusk". In 2002, she released her first album ''Berber Blues''.
Discography
2002
Berber Blues
* Idhrdh Umalu Z Iâari
* Maysh Yiwin May Tshawrth?
* Ndda S Adbib Nnani
* Ma Gn Tufit Amazir?
* Isul Isul Umarg Nsh Awadigi
* Tahidust: Wllah Ar Thagh Lafiyt G Ul Usmun
References
1967 births
Berber musicians
Living people
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