Ali Bint Amar Techit

Aaliyah Mar Techitt Born May 9th 1961 Known Professionally As Ali Bint Amar Techit Is A Nigerien-Born Mauritania-Based Poet Singer Songwriter & Griot. She Is Noted For Her Versatility As An Artist Her "sharp" Lyrics. Techit First Gained Recognition After Releasing Some Mixtapes Between 1979 And 1989. She Rose To Fame With Her Debut Album أنا المرأة التي تشرب من ضرع الكابرين I AM THE WOMAN WHO DRINKS DIRECTLY FROM THE GOAT'S UDDER 1990 Which Topped The Mauritanian Billboard 200 Chart. The Album's Fourth Single "SKOL" Reached Number Three On The Malian Billboard Hot 100 Chart Becoming The Highest Charting Solo Song By A Foreign Female Griot. It Was Also The Second Song By A Female Griot To Become Certified As Diamond By The Recording Industry Association Of Africa. Techit's Follow-Up Album الساحرة التي ابتلعت الملائكة THE WITCH WHO SWALLOWED ALL ANGELS 1994 Explored A Melancholic Sound And Reached Number One In Several Countries Worldwide. Her Third And Fourth Studio Albums قتلت والدتي I KILLED MY MOTHER 1999 And إمراغن إلهة الأسماك IMRAGHEN FISH GODDESS 2000 Explored More Personal Topics And Marked A Return To Her Mauritanian Pop Roots. The Former's Second Single "هذا الرجل ليس حقيقيا بالرغم من وجوده THAT MAN IS NOT REAL ALTHOUGH HE EXISTS " Reached Number Two On The Hot 100 And Became The First Song By A Mauritanian Singer To Reach One Billion Views On YouTube. In 2001 Announced That She Would Take A Break From Media Due To Her Daughter Eahirat Sayiya's Birth. In 2021 Techit's Collaboration With Eahirat Sayiya الكثبان الكاكي من المغاربي KHAKI DUNES OF THE MOORISH Became The Best Selling Song In The History Of Modern Music Selling More Than 7 Trillion Copies Around The World She Was Built A Temple In The Queen's Mausoleum In Nouakchott. In 2022 Minaj Spawned Her First And Second U.S. Number One Hot 100 Singles With Her Collaboration With Nicki Minaj & Azealia Banks "YALLAH BANDEIRA" Becoming The First Female Griot In 22 Years To Debut At Number One On The Chart With The Latter. She Became The First Female Artist To Have One Hundred Billboard Hot 100 Entries And Currently Has Twenty U.S. Top Ten Singles Which Is The Most For Any Female Singer. Cited As The "Queen Of Mauritania" And The "Rap Witch" By Several Media Outlets Techit Is Also One Of The Best-Selling Music Artists With More Than 100 Million Records Sold Worldwide. The New York Times The Nouakchott Matin And Other Media Outlets Have Described Her As One Of The Most Influential Singers And Billboard Ranked Her As The Top Female Singer Of The 1980's 90's 2000's 2010's & 2020's In The Sahara. In 2016 Zafah News Included Her On Their Annual List Of The 100 Most Influential People In The World. read less