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The supreme patriarch of Moroccan-Andalusian classical music (Al-Ala) in the 20th century, long-time director of the National Andalusian Orchestra of Radio Télévision Marocaine (RTM).
Biographical Record
Moulay Ahmed Loukili was born in Fez, mastering the eleven classical Andalusian musical suites (Nawbat) from legendary elders at the Qarawiyyin. In 1952, he founded the prestigious Andalusian Orchestra of Radio Maroc in Rabat, directing it for nearly four decades.
A consummate oud virtuoso and pedantic musicologist, Loukili standardized the performance and choral discipline of Moroccan Andalusian music, leading national recording projects that permanently documented the complete repertoire on modern audio media.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialRabat, Morocco