Here's a nice collection of sides from the rrbab player, singer, and composer Raiss Hmad Amentague (1927-2015). Amentag learned the craft of the Soussi rwais in the traditional way - backing up masters as they traveled from town to town performing. The most comprehensive biographical note I found on Amentag is in this post on the YouTube channel of Amarg Amazigh.
Amentag's recording career stretches back to shellac records beginning in 1953. From the sound of it, this cassette appears to be a compilation of recordings originally issued on vinyl.
Amentag was feted by artists, scholars, and an appreciative live audience in an episode of the Moroccan TV program Masar in 2010. He also performed a song with support from Rais Aboubker:
And here is a fantastic live performance from 1996 highlighting Amentag's rrbab and singing:
Raiss Hmad Amentague الرّايس احماد امنباݣ
Tichkaphone cassette TCK 604 تشكافون
A1 Bisma Nksham Dakh Salqasariya بسم نكْشَمْ دَاخ سَلقَاسَريَّة
A2 Aya Sayyad Ikhtamdit Ioudad أَيا صَيّاد إِخْتَمْديتْ إِوْدَادٌ
B1 Addarsat Iytbirn ْالدَّرْسَتْ إيتْبِرْن
B2 Mrahba Tayamouzounayn مرَحْبَا تَيَمُوزُونَينْ
B3 Mrahba Iyouyad Aghras Lhbab ْمْرَحْبَا إِيويَّد أغْرَاسْ الْحْبَاب
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