Chafia Rochdi
{{Short description|Tunisian singer and actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Chafia Rochdi
| image = Chafia Rochdi.jpg
| image_size = 225px
| birth_name = Zakia Bent Haj Boubaker Marrakchi
| alias = Nana
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1910|11|07}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1989|07|21|1910|11|07}}
| genre = Tunisian
| instrument = Oud
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| associated_acts =
}}
Zakia Bent Haj Boubaker Marrakchi, better known by her stage names Chafia Rochdi and Nana (November 7, 1910 – July 21, 1989), was a Tunisian singer and actress.
Biography
Born November 7, 1910, in Sfax as Zakia Bent Haj Boubaker Marrakchi, Rochdi's mother was of Turkish origin who spent her childhood in Tripoli.{{cite web|author=Africa Time |title=Chafia Rochdy : la voix cristalline venue du Sud |url=http://www.africatime.com/guinee/nouvelle.asp?UrlRecherche=archives.asp%3Frech%3D1%26no_pays%3D49%26no_categorie%3D4%26keyword%3D%26BtnGo.x%3D7%26IsPanafricain%3D0%26IsAfrique%3D&no_nouvelle=266439 |accessdate=March 27, 2013 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|author=VH magazine|year=2010|title=Salim Halali: Le roi des nuits Csablancaises|url=http://marocculturel.com/ebooks/cabaret.pdf|page=68|accessdate=March 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222152658/http://marocculturel.com/ebooks/cabaret.pdf|archive-date=February 22, 2014|url-status=dead}} Orphaned as a child, she took her primary education in her hometown. At the age of 14, Rochdi learned to play the piano under the guidance of Prof. Hedi Chennoufi. She made her stage debut in 1920 under the leadership of Mohamed Chabchoub. Aspiring to gain public recognition, she travel to the capital of Tunis in 1929 where she joined the famous Tunisian artist Fadhila Khetmi in her first performances.
Legacy
Named by her admirers as the "Diva of the Public" and "Nana", she was one of the few Tunisian artists to start her own theater company and the only woman to participate in the creation of The Rachidia alongside Mustapha Sfar. She also participated in various orchestras in the company of great musicians of the era and created her own band called the "Nana Orchestra."
la Foundation Femmes et memorié paid tribute to her and other pioneers of Tunisian theaters by celebrating 'Pioneers of Tunisia' day.{{cite news|url= http://kapitalis.com/tunisie/2016/11/17/jtc-2016-hommage-aux-pionnieres-du-theatre-tunisien/|title= JTC 2016 : Hommage aux pionnières du théâtre tunisien}}
Death
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Category:Tunisian people of Turkish descent
Category:20th-century Tunisian women singers
Category:Tunisian stage actresses