Blaoui Houari
Blaoui Houari (23 January 1926 – 19 July 2017) was an Algerian singer-songwriter, composer and conductor. During his career, he recorded over 900 songs and released over 100 albums. Houari was born in Oran, Western Algeria, then French Algeria.[1] Houari began his career as a singer-songwriter in the 1940.
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| Born | 23 January 1926 |
| Died | 19 July 2017 (aged 91) Oran, Algeria |
| Resting place | Ain El Beida cemetery, Oran, Algeria |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, composer, conductor |
During the Algerian War, Houari was arrested by the French army and detained in Sig for his pro-Algerian songs.[2][3] When Algeria became an independent nation in 1962, he became the head of Oran's public radio and television stations.[2] In 1970, he conducted the Algerian National Orchestra at Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan.[1]
Houari died on 19 July 2017 in Oran of a heart attack at the age of 91.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Décès de Blaoui Houari, un géant de la musique algérienne". La Dépêche du Midi. 19 July 2017. http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2017/07/19/2614915-deces-de-blaoui-houari-un-geant-de-la-musique-algerienne.html. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hamidouche, Mustapha (19 July 2017). "Décès de Blaoui El Houari, une légende de la chanson oranaise". L'Humanité. https://www.humanite.fr/deces-de-blaoui-el-houari-une-legende-de-la-chanson-oranaise-639093. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ↑ Drewett, Michael; Cloonan, Martin (2008). Popular Music Censorship in Africa. Aldershot, U.K.: Ashgate. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-7546-5291-5. OCLC 254419692.