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Moroccan musician, composer, and actor Abdelwahab Doukkali has died at the age of 85, closing a career that lasted more than five decades and helped shape modern Moroccan music.<\/p>\n
Doukkali was born in Fez in 1941. He grew up in a cultural environment that encouraged his artistic interests from an early age. <\/p>\n
He studied music, acting, and painting before launching his professional career in 1957, at a time when Moroccan music was still developing its modern identity.<\/p>\n
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He became known for combining Moroccan musical styles with classical Arabic lyrics and melodies rooted in Moroccan culture. <\/p>\n
His songs gained popularity not only in Morocco but across the Arab world, while still keeping a distinctly Moroccan sound.<\/p>\n
Among his best-known songs are \u201cMarsoul Al Hob,\u201d \u201cKan Ya Makan,\u201d \u201cMa Ana Ila Bashar,\u201d and \u201cSouk Al Basharia.\u201d His work remained widely listened to across generations and became part of Morocco\u2019s musical archive.<\/p>\n
Throughout his career, Doukkali stayed away from commercial trends and maintained a reputation for carefully selected artistic work. <\/p>\n
He was also active in theater and cinema, appearing in Moroccan productions including \u201cAl Hayat Kifah,\u201d \u201cRimal Min Dahab,\u201d and \u201cAyyam Shahrazad Al Jamila.\u201d<\/p>\n
Moroccan producer Mofid Sebaai said Doukkali was \u201ca pioneer of modern Moroccan music\u201d and described him as \u201ca complete artist, an exceptional ambassador, and a human being before being an artist.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sebaai said he had recently met Doukkali to discuss a modern rearrangement of one of his songs. According to him, the singer reacted positively to the idea and closely followed developments in Moroccan and international music scenes.<\/p>\n
Sebaai added that \u201cthere was no one in our generation who did not own an Abdelwahab Doukkali cassette,\u201d referring to the singer\u2019s popularity in Moroccan homes before the era of social media and streaming platforms.<\/p>\n
Journalist and close friend Aziz Majdoub described the death as \u201ca real tragedy\u201d and said Doukkali\u2019s passing came as a shock because he remained artistically active until the end of his life.<\/p>\n
Majdoub said the singer had continued working on new artistic projects, documenting his career, and preparing concerts that he planned to perform soon. <\/p>\n
He added that Moroccan and Arab music had lost \u201cone of their most important symbols\u201d and one of the artists who helped establish Moroccan identity within Arabic music.<\/p>\n
Cultural activist Khalid Ben Mansour also said the death was sudden and painful. He explained that his last conversation with Doukkali was about a new artistic project being prepared with several close figures from the Moroccan arts scene.<\/p>\n
Ben Mansour described Doukkali as \u201cthe dean of Moroccan music and one of the great figures of Arab music,\u201d adding that he was also known internationally and that the Moroccan artistic scene had lost a major figure who would be difficult to replace.<\/p>\n
Moroccan singer Samira Said paid tribute to Doukkali and called him \u201ca giant.\u201d She said his death represented the loss of an entire artistic memory and added that major artists continue to live on through their work and artistic legacy.<\/p>\n
Samira Said also said she had known Doukkali since childhood and had shared several concerts with him during the early stages of her career in the Arab world. She said he was not only a major artist to her, but also part of her personal memories and artistic beginnings.<\/p>\n
She added that Doukkali succeeded in creating a unique identity for Moroccan music and influenced entire generations through his voice, melodies, and stage presence.<\/p>\n
Moroccan singer Asma Lamnawar also reacted to the news, saying that entire generations grew up listening to his music and learned from his work how songs can become part of a people\u2019s shared memory.<\/p>\n
She said his death was \u201cnot only an artistic loss\u201d and stressed that his songs and voice would continue to remain present for Moroccans over time.<\/p>\n
During his career, Doukkali received several international awards and honors. In 1991, he was named Arab Personality of the Year by the BBC in London. <\/p>\n
In 1996, he won the title of Best Musical Creator at the Cairo International Song Festival. He also received honors from France and the Vatican, and in 2013 he was awarded Morocco\u2019s Order of National Merit at the rank of Commander.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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