Jennifer Grout

Jennifer Grout (born May 21, 1990) is an American singer of Arabic and Amazigh (Tashelhit) music.[1]

Jennifer Grout
Birth nameJennifer Grout
Born (1990-05-21) May 21, 1990
Boston, United States
Genres
OccupationsSinger
Instruments
Years activeEarly 2010 –2013 she took break to music

Biography

Born in Boston, Grout studied at the Longy School of Music of Bard College,[2] then at the McGill University in Canada.[3] She is the daughter of a pianist and a violinist and began studying music at 5.[1]

In 2012 and after her summer trip to Morocco, Jennifer Grout got interested in Arabic and Amazigh culture and music.[3] She competed in Arabs Got Talent and was a finalist in 2013,[2] then in Shaklak Mish Ghareeb in 2014.

Songs

Jennifer Grout has several albums and songs mostly in Amazigh (Tashelhit):[4]

  • Amz Lkhatm (take the ring)
  • Nttbla (we became addicted)
  • Merhba (welcome)
  • How are you today

Personal life

Jennifer Grout converted to Islam in 2013, after she met her Moroccan husband.[5]

See also

References

  1. Crouse, Lindsay (December 3, 2013). "Surprising New Face in Arabic Music". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. "About". jennifergrout.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  3. Guessous, Hamza (December 28, 2019). "Jennifer Grout: Moroccans Generosity Was Behind My Conversion to Islam". Morocco World News. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  4. "Jennifer Grout". Spotify. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  5. Sourgo, Youssef (January 24, 2014). "Jennifer Grout Explains her conversion to Islam". Morocco World News. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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