Nabyla Maan ( ar, نبيلة معن; born December 6, 1987) is a
Moroccan singer-songwriter.
Biography
Nabyla recorded her first album in 2005 "D'nya", in which she sings in
Darija
Maghrebi Arabic (, Western Arabic; as opposed to Eastern or Mashriqi Arabic) is a vernacular Arabic dialect continuum spoken in the Maghreb region, in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Western Sahara, and Mauritania. It includes Moroccan, Alge ...
Arabic,
Classical Arabic
Classical Arabic ( ar, links=no, ٱلْعَرَبِيَّةُ ٱلْفُصْحَىٰ, al-ʿarabīyah al-fuṣḥā) or Quranic Arabic is the standardized literary form of Arabic used from the 7th century and throughout the Middle Ages, most notab ...
and French, including two reprises of
Nass El Ghiwane
Nass El Ghiwane () are a musical group established in 1970 in Casablanca, Morocco. The group, which originated in avant-garde political theater, has played an influential role in Moroccan chaabi (or ''shaabi'').
Nass El Ghiwane were the first ...
's famous songs ''"Allah Ya Molana"'' and ''"Essiniya"''. Her album sold hundreds of thousands of copies and allowed her to be showcased in concerts in Morocco and Europe. At age 19, she was the youngest
Arab
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and
African
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artist to perform at the
Olympia music hall in Paris.
In 2009, she released her second album "Ya Tayr El Ali", which also featured songs in Moroccan Arabic, Classic Arabic and French, including her version of
Edith Piaf
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's "
Padam Padam
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". Nabyla Maan is considered a
world music artist with
Arab
The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...
, Western ifluences.
Discography
Albums
* ''D'nya'' (2005)
# Morok'Oh- ''Instrumental''
# D'nya- ''Moroccan Arabic''
# Le Bal Masqué- ''French''
# Allah Ya Moulana- ''Moroccan Arabic''
# Essiniya -''Moroccan Arabic''
# Hina Qalat-''Classic Arabic''
# Laghzal Fatma-''Classic Arabic''
# Adorable – ''French''
# Entre Les Lignes – ''French''
# Illusions- ''French''
# Poupée d'Argile- ''French''
# A Lalla Y Lalli -''Moroccan Arabic'' duet with Said Moskir
* ''Ya Tayr El Ali'' (2009)
# Ya Tayr El Ali – ''Moroccan Arabic''
# La Toli – ''Classic Arabic''
# J'Ai Peur de Te Dire – ''French''
# Je Te Tatoue – ''French''
# Kan Nady -''Moroccan Arabic''
# Ewa Tkalam -''Moroccan Arabic''
# Lema La Ohib – ''Classic Arabic''
# Lekram Lamrassaâ – ''Moroccan Arabic''
# Padam Padam – ''French''
# Ya Rouhi – ''Moroccan Arabic''
# Ya Woulidi – ''Moroccan Arabic''
# Ana Wa Enta – ''Moroccan Arabic''
* ''Dalalû Al-Andalûs'' (2017)
# Dalalû Al-Andalûs
# Ahsanta Ya Laylou
# Ladda Li Chourbou Al-Achia
# Laghzal Fatma
#
Chams Al-Achia
# El-Kaoui
# Ya Racha Al Fattane
#
Lamma Bada
Singles
* ''Khtar'' (2010)
* ''Hki li'' (2011)
* ''Vis ta vie'' (2013)
References
External links
Official Website
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1987 births
Living people
21st-century Moroccan women singers
Singers who perform in Classical Arabic