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Moroccan singer and actress

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Morocco
Active from
1979
chanteurfolk popindie folksingersinger-songwritersoul jazz

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234,075
Total plays
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Hindi Zahra (born 1979 in Khouribga, Morocco) is a Franco-Moroccan singer and actress, When coming up with a stage name, she simply inverted her birth name. Her songs are mostly in English but some lyrics as in the song Imik Si Mik are in the Berber language. Influenced by singers like Cheikha Rimitti, Hindi Zahra has drawn comparisons with Beth Gibbons of Portishead, Manu Chao, Billie Holiday, Patti Smith, and Norah Jones. Zahra grew up with her Moroccan mother, a dancer and actress, in Khou

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Key facts

Also known as
Zahra Hindi
Born
( 1979-01-20 ) 20 January 1979 (age 47)
Origin
Khouribga , Morocco
Genres
Berber music , Pop, Soul , Jazz , Folk , Blues , World music
Occupation
Musician
Instrument
Vocals
Years active
2009–present

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Encyclopedic overview

Moroccan singer Hindi Zahra at Pause Guitare, in July, 2015.

Hindi Zahra (Tamazight: ⵀⵉⵏⴷⵉ ⵣⴰⵀⵕⴰ, Arabic: هندي زهرة, born 20 January 1979 in Khouribga, Morocco) is a Moroccan singer. When coming up with a stage name, she simply inverted her birth name. Her songs are mostly in English but some lyrics as in the song "Imik Si Mik" are in the Berber Shilha language.

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