About The ARTIST Abdoul Art Boucetta Moulay Abderrahman (artist name: Abdoul Art) was born in Marrakesh, Morocco into a traditional musical family. Inspired by his parents' long-established style he started to sing and play from an early age.While growing up he observed the social problems around him, and realizing that his family was also a victim of injustice he developed a critical eye on the situation in his own country. Abdoul left school and started to work. He read about history and the liberation movement. At this time South Africa was suffering under apartheid and the images on TV caused his rebelliousness grow. He became active in local youth and social organizations. He was also,very athletic and served an apprenticeship with a local sports club. In 1990, a few years after his father died, he decided to immigrate to Europe. So he quit his job in a hotel and travelled to Rome. For the first time the young African found himself confronted with a new world. As an immigrant with no residence permit, life became hard and was a daily struggle. He tried his chances in sport again and signed a contract a semi-professional athlete with AS Roma. He achieved somes uccess but retired from competitive sport a year later. For More please visit : Humble Sounds Records www.abdoul-art.com