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Place of Birth: Tlemcen, Tlemcen Province, Algeria
About Cheb Sahraoui
- Cheb Sahraoui (b Mohammed Sahraoui, Tlemcen, Algeria, 1 April 1961) is an Algerian raï musician, the first to tour North America and the first to incorporate electronic synthesizers into his arrangements. As a pianist, he studied music at the conservatory of music in Oran, and launched his musical career by singing raï classics and Beatles tunes in the city's nightclubs.
- His first hit, "Ana Mahlali Noum", was released in 1978. In 1983 he married singer Fadela Zalmat, known as Chaba Fadela, and the pair began recording as a duo.
- Their first record together, "N'sel Fik", became an international hit, and was followed by further record successes and tours, including tours of the USA in 1990 and 1993.
- While in New York they recorded the album "Walli" with producer and multi-instrumentalist Bill Laswell.
- They relocated from Algeria to France in 1994. In the late 1990s, Sahraoui and Fadela separated.
- Sahraoui's debut solo album, Un Homme Libre (A Free Man), was released in 2000.
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