Haja El Hamdaouia
Haja El Hamdaouia, born in 1930 as الحاجَّة الحمداويَّة in Derb Sultan,
Casablanca, Morocco, was a Moroccan singer known for her contributions to Arabic
music and Chââbi. She began her career by choosing the Aïta style of music from
her native Casablanca region, particularly focusing on Al Marsawiya. In the
mid-1950s, she wrote a song denouncing French colonization, which led to her
living clandestinely in Morocco before moving to France. Her notable songs
include "Daba Yji," "Jiti majiti," and "Dada Ou hiyani." Haja El Hamdaouia was
the first Moroccan woman to modernize Chââbi m...
