Ahmed Amentag


Ahmed Amentag was a Moroccan poet, singer and songwriter in Tashelhit.

Biography

Ahmed Amentag was born in the village of Mentaga near Taroudant. Thus, his artistic name Amentag which means "from Mentaga" in Tachelhit.
After leaving the madrasa in Taroudant at age 17, he joined a group of rways to play ribab for them. Few years later, he decided to found his own group at the time of famous rways such as Lhadj Belaid, Omar Wahrouch, Mohamed Demsiri.
During the 1950s, he was a famous rays and toured in France, Germany and Belgium. He made his first music recording during the later 1960s in Paris.

Legacy

Ahmed Amentag has authored several famous poems and songs such as:
The national festival of rways in 2017 was dedicated to him for his contributions to the musical art of rways.

Death

Ahmed Amentag fell sick during his last years and died on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 in Dcheira El Jihadia, Morocco.