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El Hadj M'hamed El Anka
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El Hajj Muhammad El Anka, (Algiers, May 20, 1907 – November 23, 1978, Algiers) also known as Hadj Muhammed Al Anka, El-Hadj M'Hamed El Anka (and various other combinations), was considered The Grand Master of Algerian chaâbi music. He was born on May 20, 1907, under the name Aît Ouarab Mohamed Idir Halo, on 4 Rue Tombouctou in the Casbah of Algiers. His family was originally from Béni Djennad (Tizi Ouzou Province); his father was Mohamed Ben HadJ Saîd, and his mother was Fatma Bent Boudjemaâ. His father was taken ill on the day of his birth, and had to be replaced by a maternal uncle for registering the birth, which caused an error recording his name. His uncle presented himself as such to the registry employee, by saying "Ana Khalou" ("I am his uncle" in Arabic), and the employee wrote "Halo". So he became Halo Mohamed Idir from then on. At the age of 13, the orchestra leader sheik Mustapha Nador noticed his passion and innate sense of rhythm at a festival his group was playing at, and took him on as a Tardji (tambourine player) with his orchestra. The sheik and orchestra taught him the mandolin, which became El Anka's favorite instrument. After the death of sheik Nador on May 19, 1926, in Cherchell, El Anka took over the organization of festivals for the group. The orchestra included Si Saîd Larbi (real name Birou), Omar Bébéo (Slimane Allane) and Mustapha Oulid El Meddah among others. In 1927 he began taking part in the courses taught by sheik Sid AH Oulid Lakehal, which
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El Hadj M'hamed El Anka
Hadj Med El Anka Vol.4
Hadj Med El Anka Vol.2
Chaabi Algerois
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Treasures Of Algerian Music
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Le grand Maître de la musique Algerienne, Vol. 2
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Le Chaabi Vol 5
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El hamdou lillah
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Le grand Maître de la musique Algerienne, Vol. 1
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Le Doyen de la musique et de la chanson Chaabi
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Compilation Chaâbi Algérien
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Sebhane allah ya el tif (Kassida complete)