Mariem Hassan مريم منت الحسان | |
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![]() Mariem Hassan in 2008 | |
Background information | |
Also known as | Voice of the Sahara |
Born | May 1958 Uad Tazua, Spanish Sahara |
Died | 22 August 2015 Sahrawi refugee camps, Tindouf, Algeria | (aged 57)
Genres | Blues music, folk music, roots music |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, percussion |
Years active | 1976–2015 |
Labels | Nubenegra |
Website | web |
Mariem Hassan (Arabic: مريم الحسان; May 1958 – 22 August 2015) was a Sahrawi singer and lyricist. She usually sang in Hassaniya, an Arabic variant spoken mostly in Western Sahara and Mauritania, occassionaly singing in Saharan Spanish.
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