{"id":171846,"date":"2025-03-10T11:23:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T11:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agadirtoday.com\/?p=171846"},"modified":"2025-03-10T11:23:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T11:23:18","slug":"moroccan-singer-naima-samih-bids-farewell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agadirtoday.com\/?p=171846&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Moroccan Singer Na\u00efma Samih Bids Farewell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"node-tpl-ville-accroche\">The renowned Moroccan singer Na\u00efma Samih passed away late Friday night into the early hours of Saturday morning, according to her family.<\/div>\n<div class=\"node-wrapper-img-corps\">\n<div class=\"node-tpl-image-legende\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mapnews.ma\/en\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/corps_article_image\/public\/naima%20samih.jpg?resize=450%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"266\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"node-tpl-corps\">\n<p>Born in Casablanca, the late Na\u00efma Samih was the pioneer of modern Moroccan music, with a rich musical repertoire that gained widespread success across the Arab world.<\/p>\n<p>The late singer began her career at a young age and made her first television appearance in the early 1970s, through the program \u00ab\u00a0Mawaheb\u00a0\u00bb hosted by the great composer, the late Abdenbi Jirari.<\/p>\n<p>The artistic journey of the Moroccan music diva was marked by a remarkable diversity in her repertoire, which ranged from emotional ballads to patriotic and spiritual hymns.<\/p>\n<p>She collaborated with renowned composers and poets, including Abdelkader Rachdi, Ahmed Alaoui, Ahmed Tayeb El Alj, and Ali Haddani.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the late singer&rsquo;s most famous songs include \u00ab\u00a0Jrit W Jarit,\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0Yak A Jarhi,\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0Kif Lmaani,\u00a0\u00bb and \u00ab\u00a0LBhara,\u00a0\u00bb along with other hits that achieved great popular success and were covered by Arab artists.<\/p>\n<p>Na\u00efma Samih was also the youngest Arab singer, the first Moroccan singer, and the third Arab artist to perform at the famous \u00ab\u00a0Olympia\u00a0\u00bb in Paris, following the greats Oum Kalthoum and Fairouz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The renowned Moroccan singer Na\u00efma Samih passed away late Friday night into the early hours of Saturday morning, according to her family. Born in Casablanca, the late Na\u00efma Samih was the pioneer of modern Moroccan music, with a rich musical repertoire that gained widespread success across the Arab world. 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