# Maalem Mahmoud Guinia — Aicha

Maalem Mahmoud Guinia’s Aicha (1998) is No. 3 in our Gnawa ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1998
- **On one list:** Gnawa
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Maalem Mahmoud Guinia](https://waxonia.com/artist/maalem-mahmoud-guinia/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/maalem-mahmoud-guinia--aicha/

## What we say

### No. 3 in [Gnawa](https://waxonia.com/genre/gnawa/)

Released on cassette, which is how most of this music actually circulated for fifty years before anyone abroad was listening. The unpolished version, and the better one.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Maalem%20Mahmoud%20Guinia%20Aicha) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=7h6kgHFfuuo)

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