{{Short description|Moroccan singer (1932–2024)}} {{Infobox person | name = Ahmed Piro | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | native_name = أحمد بيرو | native_name_lang = ar | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{birth year|1932}} | birth_place = Rabat, Morocco | death_date = {{death date and given age|2024|05|15|92|df=y}} | death_place = Rabat, Morocco | other_names = | occupation = Singer | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = | education = M'hammed Guessous School }}
'''Ahmed Piro''' ({{langx|ar|أحمد بيرو}}; 1932 – 15 May 2024) was a Moroccan singer of Andalusi classical music.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tabet|first=Marouane|date=16 May 2024|title=Haj Ahmed Piro, grand maître du gharnati, nous a quittés|trans-title= |url=https://www.h24info.ma/haj-ahmed-piro-grand-maitre-du-gharnati-nous-a-quittes/|language=French|work=H24info|location= |access-date=19 May 2024}}</ref>
==Biography== Born in Rabat in 1932, Piro's family was of Morisco origin. He studied the Quran during his childhood and attended the M'hammed Guessous School, where he was taught by {{ill|Othman Jorio|fr}}.<ref name="Legend">{{cite web|url=http://www.maroc.net/newrc/legend/hajjhmedpiro.htm|title=Hajj Hmed Piro|work=maroc.net|language=French|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130703085703/http://www.maroc.net/newrc/legend/hajjhmedpiro.htm|archivedate=3 July 2013}}</ref> Piro then taught musicians such as {{ill|Bahaâ Ronda|fr}} and Mohamed Amine Debbi.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=5 May 2010|title=Hommage à Paris au virtuose Haj Ahmed Piro, grand maître de la musique arabo-andalouse|trans-title= |url=http://www.orientespace.com/hommage-a-paris-au-virtuose-haj-ahmed-piro-grand-maitre-de-la-musique-arabo-andalouse|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052122/http://www.orientespace.com/hommage-a-paris-au-virtuose-haj-ahmed-piro-grand-maitre-de-la-musique-arabo-andalouse|archivedate=4 March 2016|language=French|work=Orient Espace|location= |access-date=19 May 2024}}</ref> In 1992, he was awarded the Wissam Arida, designated for notable cultural personalities in Morocco.<ref name="Legend"/>
Piro died in Rabat on 15 May 2024, at the age of 92.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chaker|first=Hiba|date=16 May 2024|title=Hajj Ahmed Piro, maître de la musique gharnatie, est décédé à 92 ans|trans-title= |url=https://www.maroc-hebdo.press.ma/haj-ahmed-piro-maitre-musique-gharnatie-decede-92-ans|language=French|work=Maroc Hebdo|location= |access-date=19 May 2024}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{discogs artist|أحمد بيرو}} as أحمد بيرو * {{discogs artist|Ahmed Piro}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Piro, Ahmed}} Category:1932 births Category:2024 deaths Category:Moroccan singers Category:Musicians from Rabat