Mimoun Bakouch (Mimoun El Oujdi)

ميمون الوجدي (Known as "Mimoun El Oujdi")

Pioneer of Moroccan Raï Music, Singer, Songwriter

Born 1950

Oujda, Morocco

Passed Away Nov 03, 2018 Oujda, Morocco

Lifespan 68 years old

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"From Oujda's eastern horizon, his songs crossed every frontier of the Maghreb."

Archival Overview

Morocco's foremost pioneer of Raï music whose expressive voice, poetic Moroccan Darija lyrics, and smash hits like 'Nar Raï Gueddat' and 'Sawlouh' defined eastern Moroccan youth culture for thirty years.

Biographical Record

Mimoun El Oujdi was born in Oujda near the Algerian border. In the early 1980s, he pioneered the Moroccan school of modern Raï music, releasing eighteen albums that achieved massive popular success across Morocco, Algeria, and the diaspora.

Distinguished by his elegant, non-vulgar lyrics, emotional depth, and traditional violin arrangements married to modern synthesizers, Mimoun was revered as the gentleman king of Moroccan Raï.

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Final Resting Place

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Sidi Maafa Cemetery
Oujda, Morocco

                         GPS: 34.6800, -1.9100                    

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