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Abdessadeq Cheqara (1931-October 31, 1998) (in Arabic: عبد الصادق شقارة) was a Moroccan singer of traditional Andalusian classical music and Moroccan folk music. Known as the ''grand master of al-Ala (Andalusian music)'', he was also a violin and oud virtuoso. == Life == Abdessadeq Cheqara was born in Tetuan, Morocco. His father, Abdessalam Cheqara, was a singer and musician in Tetuan, while his mother, Assoudia Alharrak, was descended of a family of poets, musicians and philosophers. From a young age, Cheqara was drawn to music and poetry, being influenced by his father, who gave him his first oud. Cheqara sang Andalusian and traditional Moroccan folksongs in ''mawawil'' (improvised solo), ''inshad'' (solo) styles. Cheqara did much to popularize Andalusian music. Prior to the advent of Abdessadeq, Andalusian music was largely an elite music for Andalusians alone. Much of the Andalusian popular songs or Cha'abi (Sha'abi) are believed to have been appropriated from female Andalusian musicians of Tetuan such as Hajja Shili and Hajja Shahaba. Because of sexism, they were not permitted to record or perform if any males were present and are henceforth not well known. Reportedly Abdessadeq Chekara used to sit with Hajja Cha'haba and Hajja Shili and learn the women's songs, only to go on to record them. Many of the popular Andalusian songs (such as Ben't Bladi) are written from a women's perspective 〔See Alison Bakers book of interviews of Tetuani women's contributions (Baker 1998) in addition to the thesis on Andalusian women'musicians entitled "Women's Andalusian Ensembles of Tetuan, Morocco" (University of California, Santa Barbara: Ethnomusicology) (Banzi 2002) (and http://www.Andalus.com )〕 Abdessadeq died on October 31, 1998, after a prolonged illness. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abdessadeq Cheqara」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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