Abderrahim Souiri is a Moroccan artist born in the city of Essaouira in 1957.

He is recognized as one of the the Arab-Andalusian music pillars. He is the son of Maallam Benjemaa Souiri, who was a Maestro in the same music genre. Souiri was a gifted artist in the Madih and samaa style, in addition to his being promoted by great singers like ‘Fkih Lhiyani’, ‘Hadj Benjelloun’, ‘Touimi’, and ‘Abdelkarim Raiss’.

Abderrahim had a great passion for the Andalusian style at a young age, it was the hard work and practice that made of him one of the greatest artists of this genre. He is considered as an innovator and a modernizer of the Andalusian music in Morocco.

Indeed, the boy’s parents were not the only ones to lead him to this success, it was also his powerful voice, his endurance, his unique style of performance and his perseverance. His released albums are mostly recordings of special live nights in which he performed in front of an audience of the elite.