AboutThe ARTISTAbdoul Art
Boucetta Moulay Abderrahmane (artist name: Abdoul Art) was born,
in Marrakesh, Morocco in a traditional musical family.Inspired by his
parents' long-established style he started to sing and play from an
early age.While growing up he observed the social problems around
him, he developed a critical eye on the situation in his own country.
Abdoul left school and started to work.He was very athletic and
served an apprenticeship with a local sports club.In 1990,a few years
after his father died,he quit his job in a hotel and immigrate to Rome
Italy.As an immigrant with no residence permit, life became hard and
was a daily struggle.His Dreadlocks started togrow and he sold
souvenirs to tourists in the street,continually risking arrest.He had to
run from the police several times. In December 1993 he left Italy
and moved to Berlin.he found himself confronted with racism and the
harsh weather The artist known as Abdoul began his career just like
every other music fan .His musical influences include Bob Marley,
Peter Tosh and Alpha Blondy. He started composing and singin his
own songs.In 1996 he built a rehearsal room in the basement of the
house he was living in and invited musician friends to play and arrange
his songs with him.In 1998 he joined the band Yadiss as lead vocalist
and won the "Best Song" three of his songs in demo quality.In 2000 he
founded his own band The Herbalitz and performed live for the first
time. Within six months he gave four concerts, including the
Yaam Open Air Festival (Mama Africa)in September 2001. Following
this local success he withdrew in order , to continue composing and
developing his powerful voice.
He looks always forward.
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