Cheikh El Hasnaoui
Cheikh El Hasnaoui | |
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Birth name | Mohamed Khelouat |
Born | July 23, 1910 Tizi Ouzou, Algeria |
Died | July 6, 2002 Saint-Pierre, France | (aged 91)
Occupations | Composer, musician, singer |
Years active | 1930s–1968 |
Cheikh El Hasnaoui his real name is Mohamed Khelouat (July 23, 1910 – July 6, 2002) was a Berber singer born in Taâzibt-Ihesnawen, a small town near Tizi Ouzou in Algeria.
Career[edit]
He sang Algerian chaabi music, and was, along with Slimane Azem, responsible for laying the foundations of modern popular Kabyle music in the 1950s and 1960s.[1]
Death[edit]
He died in 6 July 2002 at Saint Pierre de la Reunion, France.
References[edit]
- ^ Korpe, Marie (2004) Shoot the singer!: music censorship today. Zed Books. ISBN 1-84277-505-7 p.116.