Hanaa Ouassim is a musician from Reims. From a very young age, she became a percussionist and sang in the women’s groups that animate Moroccan weddings and ceremonies (her country of birth).

Obsessed with music, her influences are numerous, ranging from Raï to Stoner, through Morna, Folk, Shoegaze, Dub… In 2010, she completed her degree in Modern Literature at the University of Reims, the city where her fascination with live music began, and she became a regular at concert venues.

She quickly taught herself to compose music, working with a microphone, samples, a master keyboard, her percussion instruments, and her computer. Amazed by peer-to-peer file sharing, she discovered Loop 12, Audacity, Reason, Milky Tracker, Traktor, Cubase… Ableton would eventually become the digital tool that allowed her to bring her ideas to life. She makes songs, but also edits and remixes, which can be found in her DJ sets.

Later, she moved to Paris, where clubbing was in full swing. She quickly began a nocturnal musical life, while continuing to play at traditional ceremonies. Soon noticed, she accompanied various Parisian artists on stage, on percussion and vocals.

It was in 2013 that she met Arthur from Pan European Recording; together they share a passion for Country Music and for forgotten Reggae records.
In 2023 she wrote “La vie de star,” an album she composed and produced herself. This record gives pride of place to pop, raï, and electronic influences, set against a backdrop of folk music constantly being transformed.

Her songs are in Moroccan dialect, and they speak of great departures, the price of freedom, coastlines, and escaping one’s destiny.
Her visuals are created with her friend, director Jamie Harley; they bond over a shared enthusiasm for Korean films, Manchester rock, and the dark corners of the internet.

Since 2023, she has played around 40 dates in France, and has taken part in the Le MiL festival in Lisbon, the Transmusicales in Rennes, and the Faraway Festival in Reims.
Hanaa Ouassim has opened for Flavien Berger, Zaho de Sagazan, and Deryia Yildrim.
She has collaborated with Acid Arab, Vickie Cherie, Maud Geffray, Turzi, Souad Massi, Dominique Dalcan, and Gilbert Cohen.

Making music remains an everyday activity for her. She loves the solitary and meditative dimension of the process.

Today she travels. From one city to another, her work continues, and her story goes on.