Thami Mdaghri

Thami Lamdaghri or Mdaghri (died 1856) is a well known Moroccan writer and composer of malhun songs. He is known for songs like "Al-Gnawi" and "Aliq Al-Masrūh". More recently, in 2007, Nass El Ghiwane recorded a song by Lamdaghri called "Ennehla Chama", which is about a conversation between a sultan and the queen of the bees. Another well known song by Lamdaghri is "Al-Arsa" (sung by Abdelkrim Guennoun), about the beauties of a garden.

References

*Farid Ababou, "Thami Mdaghri", in "Horizons Maghrébins", n° 43 (2000), pp 50-55