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Chaba Fadela

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Chaba Fadela (born: Fadela Zalmat) was one of the first stars of the modern Rai era in Algeria. By combining western rhythms and electronic technology to the outspoken, protest-minded, lyricism of Rai, Fadela attracted international attention in the late-1970s and early-80s. Her single, "Ana Ma H'Lali Ennoun (I Don't Like To Sleep)," was a major hit in Algeria in 1979 as was her duet with her husband, <a href="spotify:artist:53gSqToWb6Tj4XGXYwESK9">Cheb Sahraoui</a>, "N'sel Fik (You Are Mine)," in 1983. Fadela and <a href="spotify:artist:53gSqToWb6Tj4XGXYwESK9">Sahraoui</a> have continued to perform and record together.

Raised in a poor Jewish neighborhood in Algeria, Fadela launched her musical career as a singer for Boutiba S'ghir's band. Beginning in the late-1970s, she worked with producer Rachid Baba Ahmed, recording in his twenty-four track studio. Fadela and <a href="spotify:artist:53gSqToWb6Tj4XGXYwESK9">Sahraoui</a> broke through to an international following shortly after emigrating to Paris in the late-1980s and being featured on an influential compilation released on the Earth Works label in 1988. Their debut album, You Are MIne, was released the same year. ~ Craig Harris, Rovi

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