Hamza Khafif (Arabic: حمزة خفيف), also known by the pseudonym TaSh36, is a Moroccan actor, poet, musician, and graphic artist from Casablanca, Morocco.[1]

Hamza Khafif
حمزة خفيف
Born1992 (age 31–32)
NationalityMoroccan
Other namesTash36

Name

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TaSh36 is the pseudonym Khafif uses for his work as a graphic artist.[1] "TaSh" refers to Tashelhit, the language of the Shilha Amazigh people.[1]

Career

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Music

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In the past, he performed as a percussionist with Kabareh Cheikhats, a musical troop that performs traditional Moroccan and Arabic folk songs in drag.[2][3][4]

Film

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He performed the role of Omar, one of the main characters, in Meryem Benm'Barek-Aloïsi's 2018 film Sofia, an award winning film at the Cannes Film Festival.[5][6][7]

Graphic art

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On October 26, 2019, Khafif's work was exhibited alongside a screening of Manel Mahdouani's work on Amazigh tattooing in an exhibition called Imazighan (إمازيغن) at Bachibouzouk.[1] TaSh36's work explored motifs from Amazigh art and culture and their relationship with Moroccan history, in an attempt to renew them.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Radio 2M, Coup de coeur de la semaine - Bachibouzouk !, retrieved 2019-12-10{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "" Kabaret Chikhats ", la troupe transgenre qui rend hommage aux geishas marocaines". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  3. ^ "Bruxelles s'affirme parmi les AfriCapitales culturelles". La Libre Afrique (in French). 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  4. ^ "كباريه الشيخات: الرجال المغاربة الذين يستكشفون أنوثتهم". 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  5. ^ Thomas Sotinel (2019-08-24). "[TRANSLATED] "Sofia": the story of a crime of pregnancy in Morocco". Le Monde. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  6. ^ حمزة خفيف: لا خطوط حمراء في الفن.. ولهذا اخترنا الدفاع عن الشيخات بالقفاطين, retrieved 2019-12-10
  7. ^ Guerraoui, Saad (2019-04-03). ""Sofia", powerful drama film highlighting social gaps in Morocco | Saad Guerraoui". MEO. Retrieved 2019-12-11.