8 , ▁O um ▁did ▁her ▁first ▁attempts ▁with ▁hip - h op ▁and ▁R n B ▁with ▁D jo ▁Cat ang ana , ▁a ▁producer ▁and ▁cre ator ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁hip ▁hop ▁collect ive ▁M af ia ▁Tre ce . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁she ▁was ▁noticed ▁by ▁Philippe ▁Del mas ▁who ▁invited ▁her ▁to ▁Paris . ▁For ▁two ▁years , ▁she ▁altern ated ▁recording ▁sessions ▁and ▁concert s ▁in ▁Cas ab lan ca ▁with ▁the ▁Bro ther wood ▁band . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁she ▁ended ▁up ▁her ▁Paris ian ▁experience . ▁ ▁Back ▁to ▁her ▁hom eland ▁Mor oc co , ▁she ▁enters ▁new ▁musical ▁univers es : ▁the ▁G na ou i ▁and ▁the ▁Hass ani . ▁O um ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁introduce ▁such ▁local ▁forms ▁of ▁rh yth ms ▁not ▁only ▁influenced ▁her ▁songs ' ▁t unes ▁but ▁also ▁her ▁lyr ics . ▁She ▁performs ▁with ▁Barry , ▁a ▁music ian ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁fusion ▁of ▁musical ▁styles ▁and ▁re per to ires , ▁on ▁the ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁G na ou a ▁World ▁Music ▁Festival ▁in ▁Ess a ou ira , ▁the ▁Tan j azz ▁in ▁Tang ier ▁and ▁the ▁Barcelona ▁Ac ció ▁Musical ▁in ▁Barcelona . ▁ ▁O um , ▁who ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Mar ra ke ch , ▁is ▁a ▁soul ▁singer . ▁Yet , ▁her ▁style ▁remains ▁unique ▁since ▁it ▁is ▁highly ▁inspired ▁by ▁influ ences ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Hass ani ▁poetry ▁( Mor oc