Cheb Aziz

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Cheb Aziz (stage name; Arabic الشاب عزيز, DMG Šāb ʿAzīz ), real name: Bechiri Boudjema (بوجمعة بشير) (* 1968 ; † September 20, 1996 ) was an Algerian Raï singer. He was one of the most popular Rai singers in North Africa.

The musician, who lives in exile in London , was kidnapped on September 18, 1996 when he made a short visit to his homeland for a wedding. His body was found two days later in Constantine . Rai music had been declared blasphemy (blasphemy) by Islamic fundamentalists and was banned in areas over which they dominated. In particular, it played a role in the fact that sex and alcohol were repeatedly a topic in the texts . Besides Cheb Aziz, other popular Rai singers such as Rachid Baba Ali Ahmed and Cheb Hasni were murdered by fundamentalists. He left a wife, also a singer, and two children.

literature

  • Marc Schade-Poulsen: Men and Popular Music in Algeria: The Social Significance of Rai (Modern Middle East Series). University of Texas, 1999, ISBN 0-292-77740-X
  • Frank Tenaille: The Music of the Rai. 2003, ISBN 3-930378-49-3

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Transpontine: 1996 . History is made at night (blogspot). December 2, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  2. ^ AFP: Algerian singer Cheb Aziz assassinated ( French ) Liberation. September 21, 1996. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ Une voix de la liberté assassinée en Algérie - France . Ladepeche.fr. June 26, 1998. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  4. ↑ Le Directeur General De L'Unesco Condamne Le Meurte D'Un Chanteur Algeria . Unesco.org. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  5. ↑ L'hommage à Cheb Aziz, chanteur assassiné - Staifi.com: La musique Staifi & Chaoui . Staifi.com. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  6. ↑ express monde: Algérie: meurtre d'un artiste ( French ) In: L'Express . Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  7. ↑ Algeria-Watch: ONDH: Rapport annuel 1996 . Algeria-watch.org. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Aziz, Cheb
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Boudjema, Bechiri (real name); الشاب عزيز (Arabic script); Šāb ʿAzīz (transliteration)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Algerian Raï singer
DATE OF BIRTH 1968
DATE OF DEATH September 20, 1996