Armand Lemal

Franco-Moroccan percussionist, composer and arranger. (Also known as Jauk Armal, Jauk, le gnaoui blanc, and Jauk Elmaleh.) Born: 10 June 1944 in Casablanca, Morocco. While born in Morocco, he moved to Paris in 1967 and had his first encounters on the Parisian art scene. More recently, he's best known as a percussionist on the world music scene.