Salim Halali
Algerian musician (1920-2005) · France · On the map · Musicians · Died at 84
Salim Halali was an Algerian singer who performed Algerian music and Arabic Andalusian classical music. He was a pop singer rather than a professional performer of traditional Arab-Andalusian music, in which he had no formal training.
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About this person
Many of his songs remain popular in North Africa and among Jewish and Muslim North African communities in France, where he is "an iconic figure of French-Arab cabaret music."
Country
France
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 2005 · aged 84