Kamel Messaoudi, born on January 30, 1961 in Bouzaréah (district of Algiers) in a Kabyle family originally from Freha wilaya of Tizi Ouzou in Algeria, and died on December 10, 1998 of a car accident in Algiers, is an Algerian singer and musician from Chaâbi and the nephew of the famous player of the Mouloudia club of Algiers SaÏd Haddad.

Biography

Born on January 30, 1961 in Bouzaréah, a working-class neighborhood in the Algiers suburbs, Kamel Messaoudi grew up in a modest family of Kabyle origin. He lived in the Gai Soleil neighborhood in El Biar. He quickly became interested in sport. and shows. His father encouraged him to devote himself more to his studies, where he was very good, rather than to singing.

He was influenced by his older brother who played music, he too chose to become a musician. His debut took place in 1974 when he set up a chaâbi music group, the singer's calm voice quickly made him known to the residents of the neighborhood, his first admirers.

In 1985, Kamel Messaoudi made an attempt to produce a record. Despite the modernity and particularity of the singer's style, his work was not a great success but was nevertheless marketed in the form of a mini-cassette in 1990.

In 1991, his title Echemâa was a real success. He sang several songs, his style breathed new life into Chaâbi and quickly became known. Kamel Messaoudi was very influenced by Cheikh El Hasnaoui, Slimane Azem, Lounès Matoub and by Dahmane El Harrachi.

On December 10, 1998, after participating in a television program broadcast live on ENTV, where he responded to a question from the presenter who asked why he did not learn Chaâbi poetry by heart, he replied: "it's lovely to know this poetry, but I prefer to learn some verses of the Koran, which I would perhaps find by my side on the Day of Judgment Inch'Allah".

He died in a car accident on December 10, 1998.

Discography


Chemaâ
Ya hassra âalik ya denya
Ya dzair ra7 tab el kalbe
Njoum ellil
Kalthoum
Wahd El Ghouziel
Hannah
Ech Tfaid
Asm3i ya lbnia
Kifech ana n'habek
Moulat essalef etoui
Mouhel ana n'nssek
Win rayha
Ma n'zid n'khemem
Ouallah ma d'ritek
Mchiti ma chfti wrak
My Bqat roujla
Men houb hadi laghzala
Ya lahbiba my tabkich
Ya 3rouss -3zziz A3liya- Enta L'Habib
Habitt Elyoum N'tfakrek
Rahou Mqaderli
Rouh ya zamen (Samhini)
Ya Mahla ellil
Khaliha ta3mel ma bghat
Al ouadaa
Nbghi tkouni Mastoura
Nahlem bik
Rayeh Merhoun


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