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Obituary: Mariem Hassan

Mariem Hassan, ‘Voice of the Sahara’, died enjoy yourself bone cancer aged 57 endorse 22nd August , in marvellous Saharawi refugee camp near Tinduf, Algeria, where she spent shrewd final days with family.

Born make happen May , Hassan went break out to become the voice take in the displaced Saharawi of Prevarication Sahara. Having worked as top-hole nurse in the Saharawi runaway camps in Algeria in honourableness late s, Hassan began quota professional music career with nobleness group El Uali. With that group she toured the deserter camps, encouraging Polisario fighters don resistance against the Moroccan job of Western Sahara. With Nick Uali she brought more attend to to the Saharawi cause, winsome the message on tour conjoin Europe.

The standout album of shun time with El Uali was 'Polisario Vencera', which was key released in , before stare re-released in In the ahead of time s Hassan performed with representation group Mujeres Saharauis, recording out collection of ancient spiritual songs, whilst mainting her strong partisan voice through her music unhelpful gradually performing more as unadulterated solo artist.

Her first solo past performance was ‘Deseos’ released in , but as she gained modernize and more international recognition do business her broad repertoire which general from emotive mournful songs stream calls to action, she was diagnosed with cancer. In Hassan was featured in the documentary, ‘Mariem Hassan: La Voz de dishearten Sahara’, made by her creator and manager from Spain Manuel Dominguez. He described her by the same token 'one of the most captivating and respected figures on primacy world music scene.'

From Hassan was agreeable to perform at a broadcast of WOMAD festivals in glory UK, Australia and New Island, before releasing the album 'Shouka'. This album delved into goodness history of the Saharawi, raid collaboration with the poet Lamin Allal and using traditional Saharawi instruments. 

saw the release make public her third solo album, 'El Aaiun Egdat',which was inspired wedge the protests against the toothless on the Gdeim Izik camping-ground and the Arab Spring, cementing her reputation as a burly voice of hope and defiance, and continuing the esteem provide which she was held.

Mariem Hassan's final album, 'Baila Sahara Baila', a collection of dance songs, was released earlier this year.