Dimi Mint Abba ( Arabic : ديمي منت آبا ; 25 December 1958 – June 2011) was one of Mauritania 's most famous musicians. She was born Loula Bint Siddaty Ould Abba in Tidjikja in Mauritania . 1958, into a low-caste ("iggawin") family specializing in the griot tradition.
4-561: Female given name The given name Loula may refer to: Loula Bint Siddaty Ould Abba (1958–2011), Mauritanian musician Loula Anagnostaki (1928–2017), Greek writer Loula Ali Ismail (born 1978), Djibouti-Canadian film director and screenwriter Loula Roberts Platt (1863–1934), American suffragist and first woman to run for a seat in the North Carolina Senate [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
8-603: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Loula Bint Siddaty Ould Abba Dimi's parents were both musicians (her father had been asked to compose the Mauritanian national anthem), and she began playing at an early age. Her professional career began in 1976, when she sang on the radio and then competed, the following year, in the Umm Kulthum Contest in Tunis . Her winning song "Sawt Elfan" ("Art's Plume") has
12-672: The refrain "Art's Plume is a balsam, a weapon and a guide enlightening the spirit of men" , which can be interpreted to mean that artists play a more important role than warriors in society. Her first international release was on the World Circuit record label , following a recommendation from Ali Farka Touré . On this album, she was accompanied by her husband Khalifa Ould Eide and her two daughters. Later she composed famous and popular Mauritanian songs like "Hailala" and "Koumba bay bay". She died on June 4, 2011, in Casablanca, Morocco following
16-419: The same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Loula&oldid=1244901621 " Categories : Given names Feminine given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Short description
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