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Aziza Brahim's life has been deeply marked by the displacement and political oppression of the Sahrawi people following Morocco's invasion of Western Sahara in 1975. As a teenager, she fled to Cuba, where she discovered her passion for songwriting, and now lives in Barcelona.
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Her music powerfully and nuancedly fuses different musical cultures, including West African, Iberian, Mediterranean and Afro-Cuban influences. Drawing on her Sahrawi heritage, she often incorporates the hypnotic sounds of the haul - singing accompanied by tabal rhythms - into her compositions that express her culture and identity. As a songwriter, singer and instrumentalist, Brahim is a prominent and eloquent spokesperson for the Sahrawi people and their ceaseless struggle for recognition and justice.
Her fifth studio album, Mawja (2023), is deeply rooted in her roots. "Mawja was the word my grandparents used when they turned on the old portable radio we had in the house," Brahim tells us. Their music is a journey through origins, memories, displacement, injustice and resistance, enlivened by poetry and melodies.
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Dates
July 2024
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