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Cheb Kader, born Kouider Morabet in 1966 in Oran, Algeria, from Moroccan origins, is a singer, songwriter/composer, and a pioneer of rai music in France since 1985. Initiator of both Raï Beur, Pop Raï and New Raï, fusing Funk and Reggae, Hip Hop and Urban Music to traditional sounds of Arab music, forging a more glamorous Raï with his music style. Cheb Kader was barely nine years old when he joined his father in France. His father, being a musician himself, encouraged him to study music. In 1982, Cheb Kader produces his first demo in Paris and starts his music adventure. In 1985 he will prepare for record ing his first album “Reggaie Raï” which he releases in 1986, followed by the release of his eponym album entitled "Cheb Kader" in 1988, with his famous hits such as “Sid El Houari” and “Sel Dem Draï”, and touring internationally in Europe, the Maghreb, Japan and the USA. Amongst his albums “Best Of” in 1991, "Mani” with Polydor Universal in 2002 and “Dima Rai” in 2009, succeeded by many singles amongst them « Ma nensek » with the Polish Philharmonic Orchestra in 2015, the same year in which he received his Best Singer of the Year Trophy from the UNESCO and Moroccan Culture Ministry. He released several singles since then like "Nadia" "Liyem” and "Dak Ana” . Cheb Kader’s newest release in 2025 is "HABIBI" , a duet with the British singer Eve Yasmine.
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