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Dimi Mint Abba

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Dimi Mint Abba (‎; 25 December 1958 – June 2011) was one of Mauritania's most famous musicians. She was born Loula Bint Siddaty Ould Abba in Tidjikja in Mauritania. Mauritanian musician and singer|work=Encyclopedia Britannica|accessdate=2018-05-24|language=en}} 1958, into a low-caste ("iggawin") family specializing in the griot tradition.
Dimi's parents were both musicians (her father had been asked to compose the Mauritanian national anthem), and she began playing at an early age. Her professional career began in 1976, when... more

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