Cherifa Kersit ( Larabci: شريفة كيرسيت‎  ; an haife ta ne a ranar 1 ga watan Janairun shekaran 1967) mawaƙiya ce yar kasar Maroko a cikin nau'in Tamawayt. Cherifa tana waka ne a Central Atlas dakeTamazight. An haifi Cherifa a Tazrout M'oukhbou, a yankin Khenifra a tsaunukan tsakiyar Atlas na Maroko, a cikin dangi 16. A matsayinta na ‘yan matan shekarunta a yankin, ba ta taɓa zuwa makaranta ba kuma ba ta yin kwanaki a cikin ayyukan yau da kullun a cikin ƙauye, inda ta koyi waƙoƙin gargajiya. Cherifa ta fara waka ne ba tare da son iyalinta ba, kuma ta yi waka da fitattun masu fasaha irin su Mohamed Rouicha da Mohamed Maghni. A shekarar 1999, Cherifa ta kawo ziyararta ta farko zuwa Faransa inda ta halarci shirin "Rawa da waƙa ta Matar Maroko, daga wayewar gari zuwa faduwar rana". A 2002, ta fitar da kundi na farko "Berber Blues". Idhrdh Umalu Z Iâari Maysh Yiwin May Tshawrth? Ndda S Adbib Nnani Ma Gn Tufit Amazir? Isul Isul Umarg Nsh Awadigi Tahidust: Wllah Ar Thagh Lafiyt G Ul Usmun "Cherifa Kersit, une diva amazighe du terroir".