Abdelmajid Ben Jeddou

Educated at Sadiki College and the Zitouna in Tunis, Abdelmajid Ben Jeddou was a founding member of the literary circle Taht al-Sur (Under the Ramparts) alongside Ali Douagi. He wrote with an unmatched lyricism that blended classical Arabic meters with vernacular warmth.

He penned the lyrics to some of the greatest melodic masterpieces of Tunisian music, including Hedi Jouini's Ghab Aliya El Hilal and Ali Riahi's romantic odes, while authoring radio plays and poetry collections (Rasa'il ila Layla) that molded modern Tunisian aesthetic sensibility.