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Abdel Kader (song)
"Abdel Kader" ( ar, عبد القادر) is an Music of Algeria, Algerian traditional song made famous by the Algerian raï artist Khaled (musician), Khaled. It is mistakenly thought to be about the Emir `Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī, a famous Algerian Islam, Muslim religious leader and freedom fighter who resisted the French conquest of Algeria, but is actually about the 12th century Sufi saint Shaikh Abdul Qadir Gilani, Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (1078–1166 AD), the posthumous founder of the Qadiriyya, Qadiriyya Sufi Order. It is featured on his 1993 studio album ''N'ssi N'ssi''. After his 1993 original album version, Khaled released a solo live version of "Abdel Kader" in his live album ''Hafla'' in 1998. The song gained further popularity after the live performance at Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy by Khaled, Rachid Taha and Faudel. The joint trio live version was included on the 1998 live album ''1,2,3 Soleils''. Charts The live version by Rachid Taha, Khaled and Faudel was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khaled (singer)
Khaled Hadj Ibrahim ( ar, خالد حاج إبراهيم, ; born 29 February 1960), better known by his mononym Khaled ( ar, link=no, خالد), is an Algerian raï singer, musician and songwriter born in Oran. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled (, Arabic for "Young" Khaled, with "Cheb" as a common title for male Raï singers). Khaled is one of the most important musicians in the history of Raï music in his native Algeria and is one the world's best-known Arab singers. To date, Khaled has sold over 80.5 million albums (10 diamond, platinum, and gold) worldwide, making him one of the bestselling Arabic-language singers in history. Among his most famous songs are "Aïcha", "Didi (song), Didi", "El Arbi", "Abdel Kader (song), Abdel Kader", "La Poupée qui fait non", "Wahran Wahran", "Bakhta", "C'est la vie (Khaled song), C'est la vie", and "Alech Taadi". He holds the Guinness World Records, Guinness World Record for Best-selling artist of raï musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
