Putting on the Ball and Chain: Raissa Hafida and "Ayan Dar Illa Zine"

Raissa Hafida, a Berber Moroccan pop star and wedding singer, belts out today's random tune with the help of a little auto-tuning (which I normally don't like that much). While I couldn't find much about Hafida personally, apparently Berber weddings in Morocco are a really big deal and a significant source of income for musicians. This video shows some of the things about such weddings, including henna tattoos and dancing men with huge mustaches and knives. There are also some animated butterflies. These YouTube clips are important means of advertising for the musicians. You can find this wedding song, Ayan Dar Illa Zine, on Hafida's 2011 album of the same name.

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Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/14/the-playlist-middle-east-and-north-africa-hafida-mazen-kerbaj