Mariem Hassan

In this Hassaniya Arabic name, the patronymic surname is Hassan. The word "Ould"/"Uld" (ولد) or "Mint" (منت) means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively, and is not part of the surname.
Mariem Hassan
مريم منت الحسان
Mariem Hassan in 2008
Background information
Also known asVoice of the Sahara
BornMay 1958
Uad Tazua, Spanish Sahara
Died22 August 2015(2015-08-22) (aged 57)
Sahrawi refugee camps, Tindouf, Algeria
GenresBlues music, folk music, roots music
OccupationsMusician, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, percussion
Years active1976–2015
LabelNubenegra
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20170911134618/http://mariemhassan.com/
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Mariem Mint Hassan (Arabic: مريم منت الحسان; May 1958 – 22 August 2015) was a Sahrawi singer and lyricist. She usually sang in Hassaniya, an Arabic variant spoken mostly in Western Sahara and Mauritania, occasionally singing in Saharan Spanish.

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