Mimoun El Oujdi

Mimoun El Oujdi
Born Mimoun Bakoush
1950
Oujda, Morocco
Residence
Nationality Moroccan
Occupation
  • Raï singer
Known for

Mimoun El Oujdi (Arabic: ميمون الوجدي) is a Moroccan singer in the predominantly Algerian raï genre of music.[1] Like other Maghrebi raï singers, he is habitually given the title "Cheb" (الشاب), meaning "young", and is usually known as Cheb Mimoun El Oujdi (الشاب ميمون الوجدي). He was born Mimoun Bakoush (ميمون بكوش) in Oujda in 1950; Oujda is approximately fifteen kilometres from the Algerian border. Mimoun El Oujdi released 18 albums between 1982 and 2012, including Barmān (1985), Alamāne (1995) and Soulouh (2008).

Releases

Album releases by Mimoun El Oujdi include the following, with year, approximate transliteration and original title:

References

  1. Tony Langlois, "Raï", Grove Music Online. Accessed March 2013 (subscription required).