Lotfi Bouchnak  (Arabic: لطفي بوشناق ) born January 18, 1954 in Tunis (age: 65) is a Tunisian oud singer and composer who studied at Rachidia.

Lotfi excelled thanks to his vocal possibilities and his technique, his variations, his
ornamentations. He is known for his variability, he varies his product on form and substance.
Lotfi Bouchnak has worked with several singers known elsewhere and in Tunisia such as:
Sayed Mekawi, the Iraqi Fathallah Ahmed and Anouar Brahem.

During the year 2004, Lotfi Bouchnak became the honorary ambassador of the Oriental Song Festival in Sarajevo and this in the month of March and also in the month of July The UN announced Lotfi as the ambassador of peace.

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Biography

Lotfi Bouchnak grew up in La Medina Tunis, particularly Halfaouine, where he lived a life
full of love for traditional and oriental music and followed the principles of the Arab-Muslim family which subsequently influenced his career and his personality.
He therefore grew up in an environment that is interested in the music of Oum kalthoum and Egyptian musicians and later he joined La Rachidia and he learned the practice of the Oud with master Ali Sriti, he was able to therefore master Egyptian classical music and Syro-Andalusian and Turkish vocal and instrumental techniques.

Lotfi also began his career as a composer in 1980, so he wrote a
song for the Algerian singer Cheb Khaled  and also for the Marseille rap group  IAM . He has participated in several major Festivals in several countries all over the world.

Contact information

• Compte Facebook:  @Bouchnak
• Twitter : –
• Instagram : @LotfibouchnakOfficielle
• Snapchat : –
• Youtube: Channel
• Official site : –

Physical characteristics

Career & Timeline

Lotfi Bouchnak has created a special and unique repertoire in Arabic music with a wide variety of themes so we find: the Tunisian malouf, the Andalusian, the Egyptian, khaliji, the symphonic, the avant-rock and also the Ruuhaaniia. Lotfi also sang the soundtrack of the film “The Magic Box”.

Lotfi Bouchnak also played a role in the third season of the television series “Maktoub” in 2012.

Albums

• Ritek Ma Naâref Ouine
• El ain elli matchoufekchi
• May may
• Leïla Ghalbek Ghalbek
• Tunisian Malouf
• Live in Berlin
• Lotfi Bouchnak & l’Ensemble Al-Kindî
• Jahan-e-Khusrau

Directory

• Sufi songs, including those performed in duet with  Abida Parveen , liturgical songs with her participation in the show  Hadhra  by  Fadhel Jaziri , and invocations including  Asma Allah alhosna  who was part of the  Ibtihalat  ;
• Songs :  Ritek Ma Naâref Ouine  on the musical theme composed by Anouar Brahem from the film  Halfaouine, the child of the terraces  by  Férid Boughedir  ;
• Duos :  El àin elli matchoufekchi  avec Micheline Khalifa,  Ghanni ya fannen  avec Karima Skelli ( Morocco ),  Ya biledi  avec Nour Mhanna ( Syrie );
• Enfantines : May may ;
• Engagements:  Sarajevo ,  Diana ,  Ana al-Irak, Yahia Essalem  (live la paix),  Ana Al-Arabi ,  Hadhi ghnaya lihom ,  Aallemni ,  Ana Habbit ,  Law Kan beedi ,  Taktik ,  Al Karassi ,  Ana Mouwaten  ;
• Environments :  Jannetna el Khadhra ,  Khalli el Bahr yîich ,  Al ardh ardhena  ;
• Nursery:  Louine trouh ,  Sofia  ;
• Film music :  Word of Men  by Moez Kamoun,  Be my friend  by Naceur Ktari,  The Magic Box  by Ridha Béhi (in which he also participates as an actor),  A Summer at La Goulette  by Férid Boughedir.
• Sheet music :  Ya layam kfeya  for  Ghada sheet ,  Ya bnedem  for  Ya Zahra Fi Khayali sheet  ;
• Patriots :  Ahna El Joud ,  Touness I am wel hobb ,  Maâane mine ajli Touness ,  Ehna Eljoud  ;
• Romantiques:  Nasayaa ,  Ya mezyana ouard Ariana ,  Tdhellelt Bine Idih ,  Inti chamsi  ;
• Avant-rock : N’habbik ;
• Industrial neo-metal: Ruuhaaniia.

Little known facts

• Lotfi Bouchnak is a Grand Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit (Tunisia)
• He was selected as the best Arab singer in 1997 in Washington
• Lotfi also won a prize from the Institut du monde arabe in Paris
• Lotfi Bouchnak won a prize from the Khedival Opera of Cairo
• Lotfi also took the Rabab d’or at the Festival of Popular Arts in Morocco for his entire career.