Larbi Batma

Laarbi Batma (or Laarbi Batma) (Arabic: العربي باطما; born in Chaouia; 1948 - 7 February 1997) was a Moroccan musician, poet, singer, writer,[1] actor, and the front man of the group Nass El Ghiwane.

Larbi Batma
Born1948 (1948)
Chaouia
DiedFebruary 7, 1997(1997-02-07) (aged 48–49)
NationalityMoroccan
CitizenshipMorocco
Occupations
  • Musician
  • poet
  • singer
  • writer
  • actor

Early life

Batma grew up in the Hay Mohammadi neighborhood in Casablanca.[2]

Batma was very much influenced by the music style of the mawsims of his native region that he used to frequent as a child.[3]

Nass El Ghiwane

Batma was a founding member of Nass El Ghiwane. He was a vocalist and percussionist for the group until his death in 1997. He was considered the architect of the group.[2]

Cinema

Batma was the lead actor in the Moroccan movie Le jour du forain, directed by Driss Kettani and Abdelkrim Derkaoui.[4] He also starred in Ahmed el-Maanouni's Trances, a documentary on Nass El Ghiwane.[5]

See also
  • Nass El Ghiwane – Moroccan band
  • Hay Mohammadi – arrondissement of Casablanca in Casablanca-Settat, Morocco

References
  1. MATIN, Nadia Ouiddar, LE. "Nass El Ghiwane". lematin.ma (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Vidéo. Il y a 20 ans, Larbi Batma nous quittait". Le360.ma. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  3. Moroccan Songwriters Laarbi Batma Ahmed. ASIN 1157172229.
  4. CCM (1984). "Le jour du forain". CCM.
  5. Canby, Vincent (1981-10-03). "'TRANSES,' MOROCCAN MUSICAL". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  • "Adieu Batma", obituary of Laarbi Batma in Jeune Afrique, 1997 Mar-May
  • Abdallah Mdarhri Alaoui, Aspects du roman marocain, 1950-2003: approche historique, thématique et esthétique,ed. Éditions zaouia, 2006, p. 65
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