Euro-Arabic popmusicCHIHA works with various muisicians.
Biography
Chiha (Medicinal plant Wormwood) was born in the southern Tunisian desert in the oasis Degache. Since her youth she has been writing poems and songs.
In 1968 she was discovered by the Tunisian president Bourguiba who provided her with a scholarship for the Tunis conservatory. There she studied Andalusian-Arabic classical music and the art of Nubat (Malouf). With the Tunisian national orchestra Chiha performed on tours through the Maghreb countries and France.
In 1971 it was love which lead her to Germany - a love-story which inspired her for her song "Oh Mami, ich bin verliebt in einen fremden Mann" (Oh mum, I'm in love with a stranger). Family responsibilities made her pause for quite a while in her artistic career. During that interval she sang only for friends and wrote songs about her experiences in Germany.
In 2000 Chiha was discovered by the record company ""United One records". Her first CD with this label became a great success. It was sold all over the world. Soon performances on the radio and on TV followed as well as tours to Japan, United States, Italy, Latvia, Usbekistan and other countries. Chiha enchants her audience. Some of her songs move listeners to tears......
Chiha is singing of peace and love which are her desire for mankind.
Performances / concerts
As a singer of traditional classic Arabic 'Malouf' Chiha toured with Tunisian National Orchestra in: Algeria, Libya, France and Tunisia. With her overwhelming voices and performance Chiha can make an audience of more than 100,000 people dance.
2000 - 2005:
After moving to Germany Chiha performed in:
Berlin (Haus der Kulturen der Welt/ House of World Cultures)
Cologne (WDR / Cologne Broadcasting and TV Station)
Hamburg (Factory, Carnival of Cultures, Christ Church)
Frankfurt am Main, Saarbrücken (Municipal Cultural Festival)
Munich (Deutsches Theater), Karlsruhe (JUBEZ, Municipal Youth Meeting Point)
Stuttgart, Erfurt (Ancient Mill Festival), Freiburg im Breisgau
Constance (Lake Constance), Darmstadt, Hof,
Neustadt (Palatine), Municipal Cultural Festival,
Nürnberg (Municipal Cultural Festival), Idar-Oberstein
And create 2006 a new group in Berlin with europoriental Rock, Pop and Jazz
2006:
Carnival of Cultures, Farafina-Stage, Berlin
All Nations Boulevard at the soccer World Cup
Bergmann Streetfestival - biggest Open Air - Jazz Festival in Germany
Faces – Peaceful Colours of Cultures, Photo exhibition of Angelika von Stocki
Open-air-billboards for the soccer World Cup 2006 at Potsdamer Platz,
Press conference with concert at HypoVereinsbank
NUGUM AFRIKJA (Stars of Africa) with Gihad Gibreil from Sudan, Begine -Womanculture
Live Music Lounge
Körnerpark summer concert with El Andarab
Summerfest at Kunstamt/ Schöneberg with the group El Andarab
Multikulti Café
Oxident - Jazzclub
CDs:
2000 'Oh Mami', United-One
mit dem Hit: Oh Mami, Radio- und Club-Favorit auf beiden Seiten des Mediterranean
2005 'CHIHA 2', United One
2007 'Mysic Bridges', United One
CD: Sampler mit “Oh Mami”
2004 „Sounds right“, Hacate Entertainment Group (u.a. mit Chick Corea)
2003 “Hand in Hand”, International African Artists eV., Bibiafrica
2006 “New Romance”, United-One