Houcine Toulali (1924–1998) was a
Moroccan writer and singer of
Malhun
Malhun (Arabic الملحون / ALA-LC: ''al-malḥūn''), meaning "the melodic poem", is a form of music that originated in Morocco.Mounira SolimanPopular Culture in the Middle East and North Africa: A Postcolonial Outlook p.58 (Routledge 2013) ...
compositions. He wrote hundreds of
qasida
The qaṣīda (also spelled ''qaṣīdah''; is originally an Arabic word , plural ''qaṣā’id'', ; that was passed to some other languages such as fa, قصیده or , ''chakameh'', and tr, kaside) is an ancient Arabic word and form of writin ...
s.
He was born in
Meknes
Meknes ( ar, مكناس, maknās, ; ber, ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ, amknas; french: Meknès) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th c ...
in the Toulal neighbourhood. In the seventies of the 20th century Toulali abandoned his job as flower vendor at the central market of the new city of Meknes to devote himself completely to music at the national music school of
Dar Jamai where he followed lessons of Andalus music and graduated as player of the luth. He then played with the orchestra of Moulay Ahmed Mdaghri and later established his own "Orchestre de Meknès de la musique du Malhoun" (Orchestra of Meknes of Malhun music). Still later Haj Houcine Toulali created a school where his music would be taught.
Some of his best known songs include ''Mahboub Al Kalb, Al Saki, Fatma, Zin El Fassi, Nkar El Hssane, Al Haraz'' and ''Al Tawassoulate''.
External links
*Yabiladi.com (13-10-2005) Saïd El Meftahi, "Houssein Toulali, le chantre du Melhoun, ou une vie entière dédiée à l'Art
(retrieved 28-09-2011)
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1924 births
1998 deaths
Moroccan songwriters
20th-century Moroccan poets
People from Meknes
20th-century poets