Hédi Jouini

[1] His songs are inspired by traditional Andalusian music, and found great popularity in Tunisia and the countries of the Mashriq.

[1] After a brief sojourn at The Rachidia, from the age of sixteen Jouini began to appear in local bands as a mandolin player.

He composed songs for the 1948 film La Septième Porte by André Zwobada, in which he appeared along with his wife Widad.

He received a new decoration from President Bourguiba in 1982 for his work and contribution to the enrichment of the Tunisian cultural patrimony.

[2] Hédi Jouini started a family with a Jewish woman twenty years his junior, Ninette, with whom he had four sons and two daughters.

Tomb of Hédi Jouini in Djellaz cemetery
Tomb of Hédi Jouini in Djellaz cemetery