Mariem Hassan, la voz del Sáhara (Mariem Hassan: the Voice of the Sahara) is a 2007 documentary film directed by Manuel Domínguez.[1]

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This article contains content that is written like an advertisement. (September 2014) This article may be written from a fan's point of view, rather than a neutral point of view. (September 2014) This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. (September 2014)

Mariem Hassan, la voz del Sáhara
Directed by	Manuel Domínguez
Screenplay by	Manuel Domínguez
Produced by	Canalmicro S. L., Manuel Domínguez
Starring	Mariem Hassan
Edited by	Sonia Marques, Manuel Domínguez
Music by	Mariem Hassan
Release date	2007
Running time	55 minutes
Country	Spain

Synopsis

Mariem Hassan is the voice of the Sahara, the voice of the desert. Worshipped by the Saharaui in exile, Mariem Hassan instills hope to those who still live in the territories occupied by Morocco. An intelligent woman with an awe-inspiring voice, she has managed to take traditional Saharaui music to the 21st century.[2] The documentary records the many ups and downs of Mariem's life.[3] It reveals her as a "courageous and enduring character who has become one of the most charismatic and respected singers of the world music scene".[4]

To make the documentary, director Manuel Dominguez has accompanied Mariem Hassan on her travels with a camera, selecting from all of her concerts and recordings. His narrative captures the excitement of each "agarit" (cry of the desert). We saw her at the ETNOSOI Festival in Helsinki in 2004, in Les Escales, France, where the concert was transformed into a party with the Tuareg groups that joined the performance, in a theater in Liège singing "Do not abandon me," two days before enduring an operation for cancer, and in recordings made in the desert in Saharawi camps.[5]

Director

The Director, Manuel Dominguez, founded the Nubenegra record company in Madrid in 1994. Starting with Spanish and Cuban music, the company soon extended its range to new types of music from places such as Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Western Sahara, Brazil and the Sudan.[6] In 1998 Nubenegra published Mariem Hassan's album "Polisario Vencerá", first released in 1982. Since then Nubenegra has released several of her albums, starting with "Mariem Hassan con Leyoad" (2002).[7] As well as directing the documentary Mariem Hassan, la voz del Sáhara, Manuel Dominguez supplied archival footage of Mariem's career and assisted in the production of the TV show Mariem Hassan: Voice of the Saharwis.[8]

References

• African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA)

External links

• Mariem Hassan - La voz del Sáhara (2008) at Internet Archive

This article about a music-related documentary film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This article related to a Spanish film of the 2000s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e