Rachid Ladhass (or his actual name, Rachid Fadli) was born in 1969 in Salé. Musician, leader of the Jil Gnaoua Maâlem Mokhtar Guinea, Ladhass learned the Gnaoua arts with great maâlems Maâlems Haj Zitoune Al Mahjoub and Haj Labsir Al Ayachi. He has performed at many festivals in Morocco, such the Sacred Music Festival in Fez, and abroad, notably in Greece, France, and the UAE.