Tariq Ait Hmitti was born in 1982 in Marrakech and grew up amid a family who embraced the purest Gnaoua traditions. A culture and savoir-faire passed down from father to son. His grandfather and father were known as “M’qedmin Gnaoua”. His artistic path began in 1998, initiated by his father as well as the great Maâlems Mustapha Baqbou and Abdelkbir Merchane. He worked with multiple masters and artists in Morocco and on the international scene. The name of “Hmitti” is a responsibility for the artist, still his heritage does not prevent him from being open to innovation and to other forms of music, through fusions between Gnaoua music and Western rhythms such as electronic music, which he has explored since 2011. Tariq has performed at many festivals and other manifestations in Morocco and in Europe.