Album Details: Nour (Light), a 12-track album, recorded on the Marabi label during her stay in Angoulême in 2003 with the support of festival organizer Christian Mousset; featuring a mix of dance beats with electric guitars but excluding traditional Moorish instruments.
Critical Reception: Nour (Light) ranked number 14 on the World Music Charts Europe by September 2007. The album received mixed reviews but was noted for its blend of traditional and mode…
Malouma Mint Moktar Ould Meidah (Arabic: المعلومة بنت الميداح) was born in the sixties in Mederdra (Trarza), into a family of griots. Her life seemed all mapped out. The daughter of Moktar Ould Meidah, a prominent traditional musician as well as a highly skilled poet, she is also the granddaughter of Mohamed Yahya Ould Boubane, another virtuoso of words and the tidinit (a small traditional guitar used by griots). She grew up in Charatt (a small town near Mederdra), where her parents taught her the basics of traditional harp playing. She started to sing at a very young age, and perfo… read more
Malouma Mint Moktar Ould Meidah (Arabic: المعلومة بنت الميداح) was born in the sixties in Mederdra (Trarza), into a family of griots. Her life seemed all mapped out. The daughter of Moktar … read more
Malouma Mint Moktar Ould Meidah (Arabic: المعلومة بنت الميداح) was born in the sixties in Mederdra (Trarza), into a family of griots. Her life seemed all mapped out. The daughter of Moktar Ould Meidah, a prominent traditional musician … read more