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Hédi Jouini (1 November 1909 – 30 November 1990) was a Tunisian singer, oud player, and composer. In his long career, Jouini composed close to 1,070 songs and 56 operettas. His songs are inspired by traditional
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music, and found great popularity in Tunisia
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Life
Early life
He was born Mohamed Hédi Ben Abdessalem Ben Ahmed Ben Hassine in the Bab Jedid quarter ofTunis
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. In his youth, he sang religious hymns for local ceremonies, including those for circumcision. He abandoned academic pursuits for music and song. He particularly liked the works of singer Mohammed Abdel Wahab.
Debut
After a brief sojourn atThe Rachidia
The Rachidia is an artistic and cultural association specializing in Tunisian music. It was created on 3 November 1934 by the intellectual, political and artistic community led by , who was Sheikh el Medina of Tunis at that period.Maurice Meimoun. At 20 years of age, his popularity increased upon singing with the Arruqi troupe at the Bab Souika.
He worked with Mahmoud Bayram al-Tunisi.
The Man behind the Microphone
', was released in 2017.
Later life
He played a live concert for the inauguration ofRadio Tunis
Radio Tunis called Tunisian National Radio ( ar, الإذاعة الوطنية التونسية) or Radio of Tunisia (), founded in October 1938, is the primary radio station of Tunisia whose offices are located at Tunis.
History
Backgroun ...
in 1938.
In the 1940s, he appeared in the film ''Le Possédé'' by Jean Bastia
Jean Bastia (21 February 1919 in Bastia
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. He composed songs for the 1948 film La Septième Porte by André Zwobada
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, in which he appeared along with his wife Widad.
In 1966, he was elevated to the rank of officer of the Order of the Republic of Tunisia by president Habib Bourguiba
Habib Bourguiba (; ar, الحبيب بورقيبة, al-Ḥabīb Būrqībah; 3 August 19036 April 2000) was a Tunisian lawyer, nationalist leader and statesman who led the country from 1956 to 1957 as the prime minister of the Kingdom of T ...
. He received a new decoration from President Bourguiba in 1982 for his work and contribution to the enrichment of the Tunisian cultural patrimony.
In 1986, he produced his last composisition ''Masbarnech''. A year later, in 1987, Jouini made his last public appearance on stage at the International Festival of Carthage The International Festival of Carthage ( ar, مهرجان قرطاج الدولي) is an annual music festival taking place in July and August since 1964 in the coastal city of Carthage (Tunisia).
History
It was established as a two-day Jazz fes ...
.
Influence
A film documenting the life of Hedi Jouini,The Man behind the Microphone
', was released in 2017.
References
Further reading
*Naoufel Belhassine, ''Hédi Jouini. La trace d'un géant'', ed. Bénévent, Paris, 2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Jouini, Hédi 1909 births 1990 deaths People from Tunis Tunisian composers 20th-century Tunisian male singers 20th-century composers Tunisian oud players