Cheikh Mwijo

الشيخ مويجو (Known as "Moishe Attias")

Judeo-Moroccan Musician, Mandolin Virtuoso, Chgouri Master

Born 1937

Meknes, Morocco

Passed Away May 02, 2020 Haifa, Israel

Lifespan 83 years old

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"The strings of our instruments never asked whether the hands playing them were Jewish or Muslim."

Archival Overview

Prolific Judeo-Moroccan singer and mandolin virtuoso from Meknes who recorded over 500 songs in Moroccan Darija, preserving the Chgouri and Chaabi heritage for global diasporas.

Biographical Record

Born Moishe Attias into a musical Jewish family in the Mellah of Meknes, Cheikh Mwijo learned mandolin and percussion alongside master Muslim and Jewish instrumentalists. He mastered the 'Chgouri' genre—the urban popular derivative of Andalusian music.

His recorded repertory of hundreds of tracks celebrated Moroccan city life, humorous domestic disputes, and mutual religious tolerance, making him an enduring symbol of Morocco's pluralistic cultural fabric.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Old Jewish Cemetery
Haifa, Israel

                         GPS: 32.8156, 34.9892                    

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