A master of the chaabi of Algiers, Dahmane El Harrachi lived from 1925 to 1980 when he was killed in a car accident in Paris. He is immortalised in song, YA RAYAH sung by Rachid Taha
A brief video showing different types of Henna designs and festivities associated with Henna. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE HENNA ART AT www.kenzi.com. Please forgive the ommison of the henna artist at www.kenzi.com
The candle, a song by Algerian troubadour, Kamel Messaoudi . This song was introduced to me by an Algerian in London and even though I have no idea what Kamel is saying.. I know it must be beautiful.. HEY ALGERIANS.. translate the lyrics in the comment boxes
This is a short biopic done in English discussing the murder of Algerians between May 8th 1945 and May 22 1945 and a brief commentary on the murder of over 200 Algerians on October 17, 1961 in Paris by French Police and media supression
I was not able to find very much in English about Biyouna and I am not able to buy her music in the US. I think I can get her music as import here but I have not been able to find too much about her. I am looking for the song OUAHLECHE that was featured in VIVE D Algerie. I talk a little bit about her in this brief video
This is yet another small music video featuring Kamel Messaoudi who was a very young and talented chaabi singer , killed in 1998 in a car accident during the height of the Algerian civil war. He was very beloved and I have had a lot of requests for his music.