Hindi Zahra | |
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 Zahra at the Nice Jazz Festival 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Zahra Hindi |
| Born | 20 January 1979 |
| Origin | Khouribga, Morocco |
| Genres | Berber music, Pop, Soul, Jazz, Folk, Blues, World music |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Hindi Zahra (Tamazight: ⵀⵉⵏⴷⵉ ⵣⴰⵀⵕⴰ, Arabic: هندي زهرة, born 20 January 1979[1] in Khouribga, Morocco) is a Moroccan singer.[2] When coming up with a stage name, she simply inverted her birth name.[3] Her songs are mostly in English but some lyrics as in the song "Imik Si Mik" are in the Berber Shilha language.
Influenced by singers like Cheikha Rimitti and Umm Kulthum,[4] Hindi Zahra has drawn comparisons with Beth Gibbons of Portishead, Billie Holiday, Patti Smith, and Norah Jones.
- ^ Ammour, Idi (27 April 2015). "La douceur de l'Orient aux inflexions des touaregs et de la langue berbère: Homeland, le nouvel album de Hindi Zahra" (in French). Algiers: djazairess.com. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ https://www.arabnews.com/node/1421656/art-culture
- ^ "Hindi Zahra: If music be a tree". Thedailynewsegypt.com. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "Hindi Zahra biography". Hindi-zahra.com. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.