MOHAMED EL KADIRI in Casablanca / ZAYD MARTINEZ in AlgiersMaghreb BureauCASABLANCA, (CAJ News) – THE Maghreb region of North Africa — comprising Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia — ...

From the heart of the desert and Bedouin life in western Algeria, specifically among the nomadic tribes around Oran, Raï was born as a traditional music overflowing with folk poetry. The earliest Raï ...

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Lusail International Circuit (LIC) is thrilled to announce that Algerian music legend Cheb Khaled, in collaboration with Visit Qatar, will take the stage on Saturday, 29 November 2025, for an ...

From the early 1970s to the 80s, Mogadishu boasted one of the Horn of Africa's liveliest night scenes with groups from this "Golden Era" like Dur Dur Band entertaining at clubs and hotels across the ...

Survival is all about attitude, about winning friends rather than making enemies and about creating your own positive halo of goodwill under which your talents can thrive. Ali Slimani, who came to ...

It does not matter if you are in your bedroom, squeezed on a crowded bus, walking through the streets, or sitting on a tiny balcony, because once Raï’s melodies begin to pour into your ears, your body ...

Boutaïba Seghir (in Arabic: بوطيبة الصغير), real name Mohamed Affif, is a Raï singer born June 4, 1945 in Chaabat El Leham (Wilaya of Aïn Témouchent) in Algeria. In 1963, he released his first single, ...

Arabic popular music produced several divas in the 20th century, with each blessed with a powerful distinctive voice. Some of them included the "Egyptian Immortal" Oum Kalthoum, who dominated Arabic ...

Algerian Raï legend Cheb Khaled has been named Africa’s best-selling music artist, with an astonishing 81 million units sold, topping a recent list by African Fact Zone that celebrates the continent’s ...

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