MOROCCO – MAROC
Cheikha Tayka / الشيخة الصالحة – Khaldiphone - KH 2042 (Vinyl 7 inch, 45 RPM)
Cheikha Tayka was born in the 1930s and very early on devoted herself to singing in the Zaouiya of Sidi Ben Hamdoune (a Muslim religious building housing a Sufi brotherhood) near the town of Settat. She was quickly noticed by the singular personality of her deep and intense voice. She sang the praises of her masters, religious figures and King Mohamed V.
No one seems to know from where Cheikha Tayka took her artist's name. The Arabic dictionary defines "Tayka" as a feminine name that can mean both "wanderer" and "migrant." Tayka enjoyed presenting herself as wandering from one soirée to another and experimenting with different artistic collaborations and experiences.
Tayka's singing was extremely popular and she performed countrywide with such renowned violinists as Said Ould El Aouja or Sahib El Maati, making a name for herself among the great Chikates (or Cheikhates) of Aïta and becoming a luminary in the world of Moroccan traditional/folk music.
Cheikha Tayka recorded more than 50 records on various labels (Mekaouiphone, Boussiphone, Atlassiphone, Alhane Almaghreb, Casaphone, Ifriquiaphone, etc.) in dialogue with violinists Cheikh Abdellah El Assiri, Bouchaib El Fakri, Bouchaib El Wahli. We have the great pleasure of sharing this enthralling recording on the Khaldiphone label of Cheikha Tayka accompanied by violin master Omar Al Medkouri, with whom she recorded four 45 RPMs on the Khaldiphone label, including this one.
Many thanks to Hakim for his presentation of the artist.
Cheikha Tayka est née dans les années 1930. Très tôt, la jeune fille s’adonne au chant dans la Zaouiya de Sidi Ben Hamdoune (un édifice religieux musulman abritant une confrérie soufie) près de la ville de Settat. Elle se fait vite remarquer à travers la personnalité singulière de sa voix rauque et intense. Elle chante les louanges de ses maîtres, de religieux ou du Roi Mohamed V.
Personne ne semble savoir d’où Cheikha Tayka tient son nom d’artiste. Le dictionnaire arabe définit «Tayka » comme étant un nom féminin pouvant signifier vagabond ou migrant. Quoi qu’il en soit, Cheikha Tayka aimait à se présenter comme vagabondant d’une fête à l’autre et multipliant les collaborations et expériences artistiques.
Son chant fut très apprécié et elle sillonnera le pays, accompagnée de violonistes de renom, tels Said Ould El Aouja ou Sahib El Maati, se faisant un nom parmi les grandes Cheikhates de la Aïta et devenant une figure de proue dans le milieu de la musique d’antan.
Grand merci à Hakim pour sa présentation de l’artiste.
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