El Hachemi Guerouabi (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles El-Hadj El Hachmi Guerouabi (born January 6, 1938, in Algiers, Algeria - died July 17, 2006 in Zeralda, Algeria) was an Algerian singer and composer of Chaabi and one of the Grand Masters of the Algiers-based Chaabi music. He was born in El Mouradia (Algiers) and grew up in Belouizdad (formerly Belcourt). Two passions occupied Guerouabi's childhood: Football and music. Being a good footballer he played with La Redoute AC football club until 1952. By then he had developed a special interest to music; in particular the music of El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka, M'rizek and Hssissen.