originally from Casablanca, Morocco, Cheba Maria , whose real name is maria zine, is interested from an early age to the Moroccan popular song, and will be much influenced by the reason of his idols, Cheb Hasni, Cheb Khaled Cheb Mami etc. . it has a real passion of the public, leading to a series of concerts in his country, France, Spain and Italy. in 1998, Cheba Maria moved to France and settled in Toulouse in search of new musical encounters and experiences