Born in Meknes, Morocco, Maurice Elfassi was immersed in Eastern music from an early age. Coming from a family of amateur singers and living in the Mellah neighborhood, frequented by many singers such as Slimane El Maghribi, David Nidam, or Cheikh Mouizo or Mwijo (born Moshe Attias), young Maurice was rocked from the age of 4 to the sounds of one of Morocco’s greatest orchestras, which was rehearsing in the store right next to his bedroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At around the age of 8, Maurice Elfassi took his first lute lessons. He would later admit that his happiest moments were \u201cduring the months of July and August, on hot afternoons when my house and living room welcomed this orchestra, who would sit on the floor to enjoy the coolness of the tiles<\/em>.\u201d [1]<\/sup><\/a>Sandrine Szwarc, \u201cMaurice Elfassi, \u2018Orientale, je t’adore\u2019,\u201d Actualit\u00e9s juives no. 525, July 10, 1997.<\/span><\/span>