Madjid Fahem is a French guitarist born in Paris in 1973. He has been a member of

Manu Chao Manu Chao (; born José Manuel Tomás Arturo Chao Ortega on 21 June 1961) is a French-Spanish musician. He sings in French language, French, Spanish language, Spanish, English language, English, Italian language, Italian, Arabic, Catalan language ...

’s band Radio Bemba Sound System since 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2018 He was born in the suburbs of Paris to Algerian parents, where he began playing guitar at the age of 16, when he began playing with his uncles."Lo peor de la Rumba" de Manu Chao es la canción del día de nosolocine.net
Retrieved 1 February 2018 His musical role models include

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and

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, while

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and

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influenced him in the early stages of his musical development. Fahem initially played with various local bands before joining the band La Kinky Beat. He joined

’s backing band Radio Bemba Sound System in 2000, participating in the recording of Chao's second solo album

Clandestino ''Clandestino'' is the debut studio album by French artist Manu Chao, released in 1998. The album contains many soundbites throughout, two of which are bits of a speech by Subcomandante Marcos and, like Chao's subsequent albums, was mostly recorde ...

. He is known for his soloing skills, including a live version of "

". He plays a

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for electric tracks, and a classical guitar for songs that sound

rumba The term rumba may refer to a variety of unrelated music styles. Originally, "rumba" was used as a synonym for "party" in northern Cuba, and by the late 19th century it was used to denote the complex of secular music styles known as Cuban rumba ...

or traditional. Fahem was involved in the development of Manu Chao's latest album,

La Radiolina ''La Radiolina'' is the fourth studio album by Manu Chao. It was released on 4 September 2007. Italy saw an advance release of the album on 30 August. "Rainin in Paradize", the first single from the album, was available before its official releas ...

, in 2007. In addition to Chao, Fahem has collaborated with over 15 other artists on various recordings. Manu Chao admires Fahem's work, describing Fahem in an interview "a monster, one of the best guitarists in the world".Die Welt im Rucksack
Retrieved 20 January 2018

Discography

*2002: ''

Radio Bemba Sound System ''Radio Bemba Sound System'' is a live album by Manu Chao that was released in 2002. It is the accompanying CD to the performer's live DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optica ...

'' *2004: ''

Sibérie m'était contéee Manu Chao Manu Chao (; born José Manuel Tomás Arturo Chao Ortega on 21 June 1961) is a French-Spanish musician. He sings in French language, French, Spanish language, Spanish, English language, English, Italian language, Italian, Arabic, Ca ...

'' *2004: ''Made in Barna'' *2007: ''

'' *2008: ''Asthmatic Lion Sound Systema'' *2008: ''I Come From'' *2009: '' Baionarena'' *2009: ''L'hiver Est Là'' *2009: '' Tudo é possible'' *2013: ''Santalegria'' *2016: ''Black Is Beltza ASM Sessions – Irun Lion Zion in Dub (Vol II)''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fahem, Madjid 1973 births Military personnel from Paris French rock musicians World music musicians Living people French people of Algerian descent 21st-century French guitarists