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Najat Aatabou
12+ albums
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Najat Aatabou is a simplification of Najat Aâtabou (Arabic: نجاة عتابو), a Khemisset, Morocco singer who has released twenty-five albums. Outside Northwest Africa, her fame has been bolstered by samples and covers, including: "Hadi Kedba Bayna" (aka Just tell me the truth and Najat Aâtabou's "Hadi Kedba Bayna"), sampled by The Chemical Brothers for Galvanize and "Shouffi Rhirou" is covered by 3 Mustaphas 3's "Shouffi Rhirou". Sites: Ar.Wikipedia Najat Aâtabou (Born: Khemisset May 9, 1960) is a Moroccan singer, songwriter and composer.[1][2] She is perhaps best known for her song “Hadi Kedba Bayna” (“This is an obvious lie”) which was sampled by the Chemical Brothers on their song Galvanize. Early life: Najat Aâtabou was born into a lower-class family, with five brothers and four sisters. She dreamed of becoming a lawyer, but her life would take a different direction. Singing was her favorite thing to do and she would walk to school every morning singing songs. When she reached the age of thirteen, she would sneak out of her bedroom window and sing at local weddings and school parties for money. At one of these parties, a guest recorded her voice with a tape recorder. The tape was sold illegally throughout Morocco and the song “J’en ai marre” (“I’ve had enough of it”) became especially popular. Her family soon found out about her singing and did not accept her choice of vocation.[3] Her brothers threatened to kill her if she continued. She was afraid and decided to run aw
