The following is a list of
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
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Abderrahmane Abdelli
Abderrahmane Abdelli (born April 2, 1958) is a Berber author, composer, and singer songwriter known for mixing the traditional North African music of his homeland with modern sounds.
Biography
Abdelli was born in Mechta Behalil, a hamlet in the ...
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Amar Ezzahi
Amar Ezzahi (1 January 1941 – 30 November 2016) was an Algerian singer and mandole player. He was the figurehead of Chaabi, the traditional music of Algiers.
Early life
Amar Ezzahi was born as Amar Ait-Zaï in Ain El Hammam, a village of Kabyl ...
, singer of Chaabi music
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Bellemou Messaoud
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Boualem Boukacem, singer, poet, musician
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Cheb Mami
Mohamed Khelifati (; born 11 July 1966), better known by his stage name Cheb Mami (), is an Algerians, Algerian musician and singer-songwriter. He sings and speaks in Algerian Arabic and sometimes in Mashriqi Arabic, Eastern Arabic dialects or ...
, prince of
Raï
Raï (, ; , , ), sometimes written rai, is a form of Algerian folk music that dates back to the 1920s. Singers of Raï are called () or (), i.e. 'young', as opposed to (, 'shaykh'), i.e. 'old', the name given to Chaabi singers. The tradi ...
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Cheikha Rimitti
Cheikha Rimitti (; 8 May 1923 – 15 May 2006), born Saadia El Ghizania (), was an Algerian raï female singer.
Early life
Cheikha Rimitti was born in Tessala, a small village in western Algeria in 1923. She is from the major Berber tribe ...
, mother of
Raï
Raï (, ; , , ), sometimes written rai, is a form of Algerian folk music that dates back to the 1920s. Singers of Raï are called () or (), i.e. 'young', as opposed to (, 'shaykh'), i.e. 'old', the name given to Chaabi singers. The tradi ...
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Sidi Bel-Abbes
''Sidi'' or ''Sayidi'', also Sayyidi and Sayeedi, ( (dialectal) "milord") is an Arabic masculine title of respect. ''Sidi'' is used often to mean "saint" or "my master" in Maghrebi Arabic and Egyptian Arabic. Without the
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Dahmane El Harrachi, singer composer and songwriter of Chaabi music
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DJ Snake
William Sami Étienne Grigahcine (born 13 June 1986), known by his stage name DJ Snake, is a French DJ and record producer. He was first credited with production work on several singles for other artists—including " Shut It Down" by Pitbull an ...
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El Hachemi Guerouabi, musician and reformer of the Chaabi classical style
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El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka
El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka (), (May 20, 1907 in Algiers – November 23, 1978 in Algiers) also known as Hadj Muhammed Al Anka, El-Hadj M'Hamed El Anka (and various other combinations), was considered a Grand Master of Andalusian classical music and ...
, Master of Chaabi classical music
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Fadhéla Dziria, singer of Hawzi classical style music
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Houari Manar
Houari Manar (; born Houari Madani, ; 18 December 1981 – 7 January 2019) was an Algerian raï singer who was popular in his home country as well as the neighbouring Maghreb and Mediterranean countries, and in France.
Early life
Houari Manar wa ...
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Raï
Raï (, ; , , ), sometimes written rai, is a form of Algerian folk music that dates back to the 1920s. Singers of Raï are called () or (), i.e. 'young', as opposed to (, 'shaykh'), i.e. 'old', the name given to Chaabi singers. The tradi ...
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Hamdi Benani
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Idir
Idir may refer to:
People
* Ali Idir (born 1966), Algerian judoka
* Idir (singer) (1949–2020), Algerian singer-songwriter and musician
* Idir Khourta (born 1986), French-born Algerian table tennis player
* Idir Ouali (born 1988), French-Algerian ...
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Kamel Messaoudi
Kamel Messaoudi (), (30 January 1961; Bouzaréah, Algeria – 10 December 1998; Algiers) was an Algerian Chaabi music performer, highly regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Algerian history.
Biography
He was born in a family of Kabyl ...
, singer of Chaabi music
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Khaled, king of
Raï
Raï (, ; , , ), sometimes written rai, is a form of Algerian folk music that dates back to the 1920s. Singers of Raï are called () or (), i.e. 'young', as opposed to (, 'shaykh'), i.e. 'old', the name given to Chaabi singers. The tradi ...
; singer-songwriter now living in France
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Lounis Aït Menguellet, Berber Kabyle singer, musician and poet
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Lounès Matoub
Lounès Matoub (; 24 January 1956 – 25 June 1998) was an Algerian Kabylian singer, poet, and thinker who sparked an intellectual revolution, and mandole player who was an advocate of the Berber cause, human rights, and secularism in Alger ...
, Berber Kabyle singer, poet, thinker and mandole player who was a prominent advocate of the Berber cause
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Lolo Zouai, American singer
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Mohamed Boumerdassi, musician and master of the Bedouin style
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Mohamed Tahar Fergani, musician and master of the Malouf classical style
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Rachid Baba Ahmed
Rachid Baba Ahmed (; 20 August 1946–15 February 1995) was an Algerian record producer, composer, and singer involved in the regional genre known as raï. He was credited with the international popularization of the genre in 1976, through the n ...
, singer, musician and producer
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Rachid Taha
Rachid Taha (, Latn, ar, Rashīd Ṭāhā, ; 18 September 1958 – 12 September 2018) was an Algerian people, Algerian singer and activist based in France described as "sonically adventurous". His music was influenced by many different styles in ...
, based in France. His music mixes rock, punk and techno with traditional Arabic instruments
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Raïna Raï
Raïna Raï, () is an Algerian raï band from Sidi Bel Abbès. It formed in 1980 in Paris and continues to this day.
The founding members are Tarik Naïmi Chikhi, Kaddour Bouchentouf, Lotfi Attar and Hachemi Djellouli.
History
The group was ...
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Raï
Raï (, ; , , ), sometimes written rai, is a form of Algerian folk music that dates back to the 1920s. Singers of Raï are called () or (), i.e. 'young', as opposed to (, 'shaykh'), i.e. 'old', the name given to Chaabi singers. The tradi ...
band from
Sidi Bel-Abbes
''Sidi'' or ''Sayidi'', also Sayyidi and Sayeedi, ( (dialectal) "milord") is an Arabic masculine title of respect. ''Sidi'' is used often to mean "saint" or "my master" in Maghrebi Arabic and Egyptian Arabic. Without the
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Speed Caravan, Franco-Algerian Folktronica band
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Souad Massi
Souad Massi (; born August 23, 1972) is an Algerian Berber singer, songwriter and guitarist. She began her career performing in the Kabyle political rock band Atakor, before leaving the country following a series of death threats. In 1999, Massi ...
singer, songwriter and guitarist now living in France
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Slimane
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Warda Al-Jazairia
Warda Al-Jazairia (; born Warda Mohammed Ftouki (); 22 July 1939 – 17 May 2012) was an Algerian singer. She was well known for her Egyptian Arabic songs and music. Her name was sometimes shortened to just Warda ( meaning "rose") or as "The Alg ...
, singer of classical Arab oriental music
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Zaho
Zahera Darabid ( ; born May 10, 1980), known by her stage name Zaho (), is an Algerian-Canadian R&B singer.
Biography
Zahera Darabid was born on May 10, 1980, in Bab Ezzouar, a suburb of the Algerian capital Algiers. At the age of 18, sh ...
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Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
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R&B singer based in Canada
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Algerian music
Algerian music is virtually synonymous with Raï among foreigners; the musical genre has achieved great popularity in North Africa and Europe, especially Morocco, Tunisia, France, and Spain, among others. For several centuries, Algerian music wa ...
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Musicians
A musician is someone who Composer, composes, Conducting, conducts, or Performing arts#Performers, performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general Terminology, term used to designate a person who fol ...
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
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