Author, musician and singer, Mousta Largo was born in Schaerbeek, a suburb of Brussels, on July 16, 1968. Originally from Morocco, his cultural mix is what sets him apart on the music scene. In 1993, he founded the Arab-rock trio Largo, which released an album on Sony Belgique and BMG France, Dounia. He toured with the trio at major festivals, opening for Cheb Khaled at the Olympia. The group disbanded in 1997, and Mousta Largo released his first solo album, Mektoub, on Universal the following year. In a more acoustic format, with a flamenco guitarist, an Arab violinist and a percussionist, Mousta Largo plays oud, banjo and guembri. He has collaborated with big names such as Rachid Taha, Patrick Bruel and Sapho. A committed artist, he campaigns for peace between religions, the main theme of his third album, Argana, released in 2003. At the same time, his desire to bring oriental music to a young audience was born, and he revisits the French children's repertoire through an Arabo-Andalusian prism. In 2000, he released Ali Baba et les 40 conteurs, in which he covers French nursery rhymes set to oriental tunes. In 2007, he continued Ali's adventures with Ali au pays des merveilles. In 2009, he offers a musical journey from India to Andalusia, D'une rive à l'autre, in a book-CD. He tours six shows for young audiences between 2011 and 2021, when he performs Raconte-Moi mes émotions. In 2023, he published Les jardins de l'amour, his first collection of stories.
