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Mariem Hassan
مريم حسن |
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Mariem Hassan performing in WOMAD 2008 (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 7 November 2008)
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| Also known as | Voice of the Sahara |
| Born | 1958 Ued Tazua, Smara, Spanish Sahara |
| Died | 22 August 2015 Tindouf, Algeria |
| Genres | Blues music, folk music, roots music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocalist |
| Years active | 1976–2015 |
| Labels | Nubenegra |
| Associated acts | Shahid El Uali, Leyoad, Nayim Alal |
Mariem Hassan (Arabic: مريم حسن; 1958 – 22 August 2015), was a Sahrawi singer and lyricist from Western Sahara. She usually sang in Hassaniyya, an Arabic dialect spoken mostly in Western Sahara and Mauritania.
Hassan died of bone cancer in a Sahrawi refugee camp in Tindouf, Algeria on 22 August 2015.
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