New Music From Algeria on Calabash Music

Souad Massi

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:13:01 -0500

Souad Massi is a leading light among the young Algerian artists. She is probably the best-known female singer from the Arabic-speaking world.

Farid Khodja

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:13:01 -0500

Farid Khodja was born in a family including one of the greatest Arabian-Andalusian musicians: Mohammed Dziri, a "R'Bab" virtuoso.
He is a deserving heir and performer of the ancestral art of Arabian-Andalusian music. His current work contributes to the renaissance of this art on a both local and international basis, since he remains one of the rare virtuoso of the specific instrument of this art: the "R'bab".

Madioko et Rafika

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:13:01 -0500

Isaac & Dany’o from Malka Family aka Madioko meet the Algerian Berber singer Rafika Hakkar.

Abdou

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:13:01 -0500

Famous as a fantastic live performer and highly emotional voice in Algeria and in the franco-algerian community, "the Boy George of raï music", Cheb Abdou is the gay star of algerian pop music. "madre madre": 1st hits in the algerian charts in 1997.

Chaba Noria

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:13:01 -0500

One of the rare woman in the 80's, with Chaba Fadela and Zahouania , who used to represent the new wave of modern Raï.

Yelas

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:13:01 -0500

The perfect link between algerian kabyle music, Irish and american folk music !

Omar Sahnoun

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:13:01 -0500

Major artist of Kabylian music

Hasna El Becharia

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:13:01 -0500

Hasna reminds one of the ancient soudanis, mixing Haoussa and Fulani.

Ouerdia

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:13:01 -0500

Ouerdia is one of the most famous Kabyle female singer in Algeria.

Chaba Djenet

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