Zainab Afailal
Zainab Afailal | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | زينب أفيلال 31 October 1990 |
| Genres | Andalusian Music |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2001 – |
Zainab Afailal (in Arabic: زينب أفيلال, Tetuan, 31 October 1990) is a Moroccan Andalusian music singer.
Born in 1990 in Tetuan, she grew up with an apparent interest in music, as she started to learn partitions and sing them by the age of six.[1] She started her musical education at the conservatory of her hometown (Tetuan) under the guidance of professor Mohamed Amin Al Akrami. Later she became the lead voice of the Andalusian Music Group of Tetuan, something rare for a Moroccan woman.[2]
Zainab Afailal participated with Andalusian groups from various origins, in multiple concerts and festivals, both in Morocco and worldwide. She has also participated in a number of operates, films and documentaries mainly on Andalusian Music. [3] [4]
She released her first solo autoproduced album, Atlaftani on 2017. [5]
Zainab Afailal is also a PhD in chemical engineering, specialized in biomass valorization and biofuels. She graduated with CUM LAUDE honors from the University of Zaragoza (Spain). Currently she's a Moroccan expat in Belgium, working as a Biomass expert Engineer in a large Europeans energy company [6]
References
- ^ "زينب أفيلال.. حجرات أندلسية - فيديو". alaraby.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ "زينب أفيلال... كيميائية المستقبل التي تحمل مشعل تقاليد موسيقية عريقة". Soltana. Archived from the original on 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ "Zainab Afailal with the Moroccan Soufi Orchestra". Youtube. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
- ^ "Zainab Afailal with AAO". Youtube. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
- ^ "Album Atlaftani". Zainab Afailal. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
- ^ "Biography". Zainab Afailal. Retrieved 2020-03-17.