Laarbi Batma (1948, in Oulad Bouziri [Chaouia] - 1998) was a Moroccan artist and the charismatic leader of the group Nass El Ghiwane. Laarbi Batma was very much influenced by the music style of the Moussems (festivals) of his native region Abda oulad El masnaoui, he used to go to as a child. Loving words and rhymes, he was known to never put away his pencil, as he conceived writing as a way of life and an art in itself. Wikipedia
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