Boussouar El Maghnaoui

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Boussouar El Maghnaoui (born 1955 in Maghnia, Algeria) is an Algerian rai singer-songwriter. [1] [2]

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Biography

Born in 1955 in Maghnia (Tlemcen Province), Algeria. He recounts it in his song "Je T'aime L'Algérie" (I love you Algeria) in 1978:

"I love you, I love you, I love you all my life. It is you Algeria, a chance that calls you, in Maghnia I was born, where I have love and friendship. Yes in Tlemcen it is nice, it is the light of my life". [3]

His first appearance in rai music dates back to 1974. He has worked with several Algerian rai singers throughout the years, including Bellemou Messaoud, Boutaiba Sghir, Brahim Ounassar, Fadila, Groupe el Azhar, and Groupe Gana. [4]

Discography

Songs

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References

  1. ↑ "Swedenburg, T. (2019). On the Origins of Pop Rai". Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication: 12(1), 7–34. doi:10.1163/18739865-01201003. S2CID   150856565.
  2. ↑ "biography". Archived from the original on 11 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Boussouar El Maghnaoui – Je T'aime L'Algérie". Discogs . Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "discography". Discogs . Archived from the original on 18 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "song". Discogs . Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "song". Discogs . Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "songs". Discogs . Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "song". Discogs . Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "song". Discogs . Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
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