Abdelkader Chaou
Abdelkader Chaou, born November 10, 1941, in the Casbah of Algiers, Algeria, is
an Algerian chaabi singer and mandole virtuoso. Chaou studied at the
Conservatory of Algiers under Hadj Mohamed El Anka, mastering the violin,
Algerian mandole, oud, piano, qanûn, rebab, and derbuka, before refining his
chaabi style under the guidance of Mahboub Bati. Chaou achieved commercial
success in the 1970s with singles including “Ghazali Goudami” and “Lilah wan
cheftou koudami” in 1970, and “Djah rebi ya djirani” in 1973, modernizing the
chaabi genre by incorporating livelier tempos and Andalu...
