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Abdelakabir Faradjallah‘s father arrived in Casablanca from Aqqa at the age of six and his mother came from Essaouira. Abdelakabir was born in the neighbourhood of Benjdia in 1942. He studied fine arts in Casablanca, graduating in 1962. He also played soccer in the second team of "Jeunesse Societe One". His brother-in-law Ibrahim Sadr worked for one of the biggest football teams of the time in Morocco which allowed him to travel to France. While Ibrahim was never part of the band he brought along a few instruments from trips. Yet the majority of the instruments they could not afford to buy were build by Faradjallah and Abderrazak, Faradjallah's brother. During the 1950s Faradjallah was booked as a singer for surprise parties with friends. He started to write his first songs in 1967 and wanted to make people discover his take on Gnawa culture. Gnawa is one of the essential musical genres of Morocco. It combines ritual poetry with traditional dances and music linked with a spiritual foundation and influences from West Africa and Sudan. Gnawa is usually played by a selection of specific instruments such as the qaraqab (large iron castanets centrally associated with the music), the hajhouj (a three string lute), guembri loudaâ (a three stringed bass instrument) and the tbel (large drums). The band was formed in 1968. The original line-up included 14 family members starting in 1969. Their first album "Al Hadaoui" was recorded in 1972 and was never released before.
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