Born in the Algerian port of Oran into a Jewish family in 1928, Maurice El Medioni has led a remarkable life crammed full of music.…
Artist Profiles: Maurice El Medioni
Tag: Algerian music
Artist Profiles: Mad Sheer Khan
Mad Sheer Khan was born Mahamad Hadi, in Algiers (Algeria) in 1955, of mixed Persian and Arabic origin. He studied in France, where he resided…
Artist Profiles: Khalida Azzouza
Cradled in tribal rhythms of her father’s Southern Sahara and the Arab Andalusian music of her mother’s Mediterranean coast, Khalida’s very personal oriental jazz approach…
Artist Profiles: Khaled Habib
El-Kebich composes and performs a type of rai that is both traditional and modern. He has developed a personal musical mix in which he blends…
Artist Profiles: Khaled
Born in Algeria but now based in France, Khaled is known as the king of rai. His Egyptian, Spanish and French music influences were enhanced…
Artist Profiles: Ilyes
Ilyes is a singer, pianist, composer and arranger from Algeria. He was born in 1972 in Batna’s mountains. He started to appear at the age…
Artist Profiles: Hasna El Becharia
Hasna el Becharia is a female Gnawa multi-instrumentalist. She was born in 1951 in Béchar (formerly known as Colomb-Béchar, a garrison town during the time…
Artist Profiles: Hamid Baroudi
Hamid Baroudi grew up with music in Algeria and took to the stage at the early age of 15. In Algeria, music is more than…
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…