Artist Profiles: Habib and Hassina Guerroumi
For Habib and Hassina Guerroumi, Arab Andalusian music is more than a cultural heritage. Their musical approach to this art is pure and modest. It…
Artist Profiles: Cheikha Rimitti
Cheikha Rimitti was one of the most influential singers in the development of the popular Algerian music style known as Rai. She was born in…
American Troubadour: Charles Bradley, Charles Caldwell, RL Burnside
In the 20th century, a wonderful thing happened to American poetry. The recordings of musical troubadours, a singer of vernacular poetry, became very important to…
Artist Profiles: Cheikh Salim Fergani
Cheikh Salim Fergani is a maestro of Maluf music. Fergani was born in 1953 in Constantine (Algeria), in a family of musicians and artisans, embroiderers,…
Artist Profiles: Cheb Nasro
Born on November 30, 1960 in the small town of Ain-Temouchent (Algeria), home of Bellamou, the famous trumpet player and forefather of Rai music, Cheb…
Damily to Perform at Africa Oyé 2016
Malagasy artist Damily is set to perform on June 18 at Africa Oyé 2016 music festival. Africa Oyé will take place on June 18-19 in…
Artist Profiles: Cheb Mami
Khélifati Mohamed, known as Cheb Mami, was born July 11, 1966, in Graba-el-Oved, a populous quarter of Saida. Located 1200 kilometers south of Oran, the…
Artist Profiles: Cheb i Sabbah
Cheb i Sabbah was a world renowned artist, composer and producer. Born Haim Sérge El Baaz, Cheb i Sabbah left his native Algeria in the…
Artist Profiles: Beihdja Rahal
Beihdja Rahal grew up in Algiers (Algeria) in a family who played Arab-Andalusian music every day. She studied song with the grand master Mohamed Khaznadji…
Artist Profiles: Ali Slimani
Ali Slimani was born and raised in El Anasser, a quiet and neatly respectable suburb of the Algerian capital Algiers which is home to the…