Mariem Hassan
Mariem Hassan مريم منت الحسان | |
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Mariem Hassan in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Voice of the Sahara |
| Born | May 1958 Uad Tazua, Spanish Sahara |
| Died | 22 August 2015 (aged 57) Sahrawi refugee camps, Tindouf, Algeria |
| Genres | Blues music, folk music, roots music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, percussion |
| Years active | 1976–2015 |
| Labels | Nubenegra |
| Website | web |
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.