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- Brahim Hadjadj began with the film "The Battle of Algiers" (1966), directed by the Italian Gillo Pontecorvo. The 32-year-old actor plays the leading role, that of the Algerian revolutionary hero Ali Ammar (1930-1957), known under the pseudonym "Ali La Pointe". The film received several awards and nominations including the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1966, Pontecorvo received the Oscar for best director in 1979.
The success of "The Battle of Algiers" is global, and Brahim Hadjadj becomes the radiant face of Algeria and the country's number one actor. In the minds of all Algerians he becomes "Ali La Pointe", in a film which exposes to the world the abuses of the French colonial army under the cover of "pacification campaigns", previously censored by the French media. Brahim Hadjadj becomes in the middle of the sixties, the rebel hero, glamorous icon of an entire youth who believes that a more egalitarian world is possible. Around the attribution of the role of Ali La Pointe to Brahim Hadjadj, there is a whole mythology, some say that the director Gillo Pontecorvo sitting at the terrace of the Tantonville café in Algiers, saw Hadjadj passing by by chance and offered him the role. Wild casting or not, Gillo Pontecorvo found the naturalness, spontaneity and grace he was looking for in Brahim, for his reality cinema film which he wanted to be as close as possible to a documentary.
Brahim Hadjadj goes from shadow to light after "The Battle of Algiers", without any dramatic training and a basic level of school studies, neither prepared nor supervised, he finds himself hounded by the press, bombarded with questions, which according to him, exceeded his cultural level. The actor, overwhelmed by his new status, still lives as before, day by day. Gillo Pontecorvo, thought of him to play the role of the anticolonial revolutionary José Dolores in his new film "Queimada" (1969). Brahim Hadjadj, then without an agent to manage his career and unpunctual, gave rise to serious doubts in the production company which considered him risky for such a substantial project. Brahim Hadjadj unreachable, the production opts for the Colombian actor Evaristo Márquez who shares the poster with the legend Marlon Brando. Brahim continued his career with Luchino Visconti in 1967 in "The Stranger", in 1969 in "L'Opium Et Le Bâton" by Ahmed Rachedi, in the role of Omar, in 1971 in "Patrouille À l'Est" by Amar Laskri, in 1974 Ahmed Rachedi in "The Finger in the Gear", in 1975 Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina in the cult "Chronique Des Années De Braise", in 1986 he is Si Omar in "The Roaring Years of the Twist" by Mahmoud Zemmouri...
In the 90s, in the middle of the dark decade, bomb attacks increased in Algiers and throughout the country, culture was no longer a priority for institutions, and a good number of intellectuals, journalists and artists, threatened, flee the country. The last years of Brahim Hadjadj's life, in the suburbs of the Algerian capital, in the Cherarba district, were difficult. Hadjadj is diagnosed with a brain tumor. While it took time to raise the funds to send him abroad for surgery, he died in Algiers. - Music Department
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Composer chiefly remembered for his symphonic poems -the first of that genre to be written by a Frenchman- and for his opera 'Samson et Dalila'. Notable for his pioneering efforts on behalf of French music, he was also a gifted pianist and organist, and a writer of criticism, poetry, essays, and plays. Of his concerti and symphonies, in which he adapted the virtuosity of Franz Liszt's style to French traditions of harmony and form, his 'Third Symphony' is most often performed.- Actor
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Yacef Saadi was born on 20 January 1928 in Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]. He was an actor and producer, known for The Battle of Algiers (1966), L'Histoire Du Film La Bataille D'Alger (2018) and Gillo - Le donne, i cavalier, l'armi, gli amori (2007). He was married to Baya Boudjema. He died on 10 September 2021 in Algiers, Algeria.- Composer
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Ahmed Malek was born on 6 March 1931 in Bordj El Kiffan, Algéria. He was a composer, known for Mughamarat batal (1979), Deux Femmes (1992) and Omar Gatlato (1977). He died on 24 July 2008 in Algiers, Algeria.- Blaha Benziane was born on 23 November 1953 in Oran, Algeria. He was an actor, known for Nass Mlah City (2002), Rayes Korso (2019) and Sultan Ashour 10 (2015). He died on 2 May 2021 in Oran, Algeria.
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Pierre Marodon was born on 2 May 1873 in Paris, France. He was a director and actor, known for Buridan, le héros de la Tour de Nesle (1923), Le château des fantômes (1923) and Qui a tué? (1919). He died on 5 April 1949 in Ain Témouchent, Oran, France [now Algeria].- Composer
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Abderrahmane Amrani, known by the stage name Dahmane el Harrachi is an Algerian musician, pianist, singer-songwriter, of chaâbi music. Considered a great master (sheikh) of chaâbi. He contributed to making this genre of music known by exporting it around the world with his song Ya Rayeh. His son, Kamel El Harrachi, also a chaâbi singer-songwriter, continues to bring his repertoire to life.
An Algerian originally from Djellal in the wilaya of Khenchela, his father settled in Algiers in 1920 and became muezzin at the Great Mosque. After the birth of Dahmane (short for Abderrahmane), the family moved to Belcourt, rue Marey, then settled permanently in El-Harrach. The youngest of a family of eleven children, it is from El Harrach that Dahmane gets his nickname El Harrachi. He started playing the banjo very early, he was influenced by the Chaâbi singer Khelifa Belkacem (died in 1951). At 16, he was already performing the latter's songs. With his school certificate in hand, he became a shoemaker then a tram conductor on the line linking Maison Carrée to Bab El Oued. He is already a banjo virtuoso and many chaâbi singers of the 1940s offer his services such as: Hadj Menouar, Cheïkh Bourahla, Cheïkh Larbi el Annabi, Abdelkader Ouchala and especially Cheikh El Hasnaoui with whom he performs for the first time time at the Café des artistes, rue de Charonne in Paris in 1952
In 1949, he went to mainland France and settled in Lille, then in Marseille and finally in Paris, a city that he practically never left. For years, he performed in North African cafés in cities across France. He performed the chaâbi repertoire accompanied by a banjo. He then discovered the gap between the reality of immigration and the North African repertoire of melhoun written between the 16th and 19th centuries. Author-composer, he adapts chaâbi in his own way by creating a new musical and poetic language. His songs speak of experiences in a sustained manner, understandable by the entire Maghreb community.
He recorded his first record with Pathé Marconi in 1956, during the war of independence. His song was titled behdja bidha ma t'houl (White Algiers will never lose its shine) and also composed the song kifech nennsa biled el khir (How could I forget the land of abundance). An original artist, he modernized the chaâbi and gave the banjo and the mandola a phrasing, harmony and accentuations that are his own and which distinguish him from other chaâbi singers. His repertoire consists of around 500 songs of which he is the author. His incisive lyrics and melodies make him appreciated by the general public. To give more content to his lyrical texts, he very often uses the metaphorical process. His gravelly voice lends itself very well to his repertoire brushing the themes of nostalgia for the country, the sufferings of exile, passion for one's hometown, friendship, family, romantic setbacks, the vicissitudes of life, righteousness, moral rigor while castigating dishonesty, hypocrisy, ingratitude and bad faith.
He spent his entire artistic career in France and received recognition from his peers during the Maghreb Music Festival which was held in the early 1970s in La Villette. Discovered late by the new generation in Algeria, he only performed officially in public in 1974 at the Atlas Hall in Algiers where he was a great success. On Algerian television, he left three recordings and played his own role as a chaâbi singer in a TV film entitled Saha Dahmane (Hi Dahmane) filmed just before his disappearance in a road accident on August 31, 1980 in Aïn Benian.
His artistic journey as a singer is borrowed from his own life experience by translating into his songs, written in the Algerian language, all the variations of immigration.
One of his most famous songs Ya Rayah (O leaving), about emigration, departure, was a great success when it was released in France in 1973. Rachid Taha covered it in 1997. The original song made the around the world and was translated into several languages while keeping the same melody.- Director
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Paul Barlatier was born in 1880 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Paul was a director and writer, known for L'ampoule brisée (1922), La course à l'amour (1924) and Le gage (1920). Paul died in 1940 in Algiers, Algeria.- Editor
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Cécile Decugis was a French editor, film maker and director. In the 1950s, Cécile Decugis took part in support of the struggle for independence in Algeria and made Les Refugiés1 (1957), a short film about the displacement of people into Tunisia. At the same time, she set up the first short and feature films by François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard. On March 9, 1960, while starting work with Truffaut on Shoot the Piano Player (1960), Cécile Decugis was arrested in Paris. Sentenced to five years imprisonment for renting an apartment to FLN2 militants, she spent two years in La Roquette prison. During this time François Truffaut provided her with financial assistance. In the late 1960s, Cécile Decugis became, the official editor of director Éric Rohmer for about fifteen years. During her life she edited numerous important films and directed five of her own.- Actor
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Rouiched by his real name Ahmed Ayad (28/04/1921-20/01/1999), is an Algerian actor and humorist born in Algiers, from a father from Aït Djennad in the district of Tizi Ouzou and from a mother from Blida. He is the half-brother of singer Hadj Mrizek.
During childhood, Rouiched did a thousand odd jobs to survive. Self-taught, his first role in a play by Abdelhamid Ababsa entitled "Estardjâ Yâ Assi" (Come back to you O unconscious). His performance saves the coin from the flop. He then embarked on the profession and became the leader of an artistic troupe. He rubbed shoulders with the great names of the time: Rachid Ksentini, Mustapha Badie, Nadjat Tounsi, Sid-Ali Fernandel, Mohamed Touri, Mustapha Kateb... His conception of art and theater earned him the mourning of Mahieddine Bachetarzi. After independence, he was part of the troupe of the Algerian National Theater, but obtained recognition on television and in the cinema in the film "Hassen Terro" by Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamina.
Rouiched has become a very great figure in Algerian comic theater and cinema, will continue his career on Algerian Television where he will play in many sketches and TV movies until his death in 1999.- Karim Zenasni was born in 1961. He was an actor, known for Nass Mlah City (2002), Barakat! (2006) and Gourbi Palace (2006). He died on 16 February 2006 in Algiers, Algeria.
- Gábor Baraker was born on 10 June 1926 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for The Saint (1962), Doctor Who (1963) and ITV Television Playhouse (1955). He died on 30 April 1983 in Algeria.
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Cheb Hasni, whose real name is Hasni Chakroun, was born on February 1, 1968 in Gambetta, a popular suburb of Oran, the son of a welder and father of seven children. Young, he pushed his voice right out of school.
He was also a footballer, which he started at the age of 9 with ASMO. At 15, he was injured and remained hospitalized for several weeks. Back on the field, his weight had increased, and despite the encouragement of the coaches, he was unable to continue his sporting career.
Hasni reportedly performed for the first time at the club leader's brother's wedding. In the process, one of the wedding guests offers him to perform in the cabarets of Oran.
In 1986, Hasni Chakroun recorded his first cassette with Saint-Crépain editions. In 1987, he performed songs in duet with the raï singer Chaba Zahouania.
He married in 1987, at the age of 19, and had a child, whose name was Abdellah, born in 1989. His wife "Melouka", whose real name is Zahzouh Malika, was the main one. inspiration for years. of his greatest titles like "Tal Ghyabek ya ghzali" or "El Bayda mon amour".
Singer adored by young people in Algeria and around the world, Cheb Hasni likes to sing about sentimental love, while the stars of his time sing about divorces and adulteries. He becomes the most prolific and the biggest seller of cassettes in the country.
Coming from the second generation of raï, which appeared after 1985, the year of the first raï festival in Algeria, and of which cheb Hasni and his emulator cheb Nasro were the first representatives. Their music is labeled "Raï sentimental" or "Raï love" compared to the "vulgar" and harsh raï of their predecessors. More melodious, the genre is widely popularized through weddings, so much so that the bar and the cabaret are no longer essential spaces for the dissemination of the genre.
Hasni's lyricists succeeded Aziz Kourbali, Laàredj (brother of Hasni), Hasni (himself), Khaled Bendouda (1st lyricist of Hasni), Mohamed Nouna, Mekki Nouna, Ahmed Hamadi, Kader Jidar (Kader Sonacome), Houari Damache, Bousekrine Baby, etc. The musicians were Ali Bouabdellah, Noureddine Tiger, Hocine Cheriet, Hocine Nahal, Kouider Berkane, Mohamed Meghni, etc.
In 1990, prolific, he recorded 10 clips with a French company: "Dawrou El'auto V3", "Katba V1", "Bayda Mon Amour V1", "Ma Nssit'ha Ra Rahet Men Bali", "Mazel souvenir aandi" ,"Tebaatek Sahti Rchet V1", "It's over Alik Ya Mehanti V1", "Hada Mektoubi", "Dayek Dayek".
In 1992, he signed a contract with manager Nourredine Gafaïti (manager of Chaba Zahouania, Cheb Sahraoui and Chaba Fadela) and went on tour around the world with other stars.
In 1993, he extracted 5 songs from the album "Aaynik Ya Aaynik". The clips that were produced by ENTV are: "Fèrketi El-Echra", "Dawini B Dwèek", "Mazal Galbi M Elkiyya Ma Bra", "Guaa Ennssa".
Inducted King of "Raï love", Hasni has recorded more than 150 cassettes during his career, with at least six songs per audio tape.
At the height of his art, on September 29, 1994, Hasni was assassinated in his neighborhood of Oran (Gambetta) at the age of 26. The Armed Islamic Group (G.I.A) claims responsibility for the assassination, the news sets the whole country ablaze. and a huge crowd gathered in his neighborhood. The following year, on February 15, 1995, it was the turn of raï producer Rachid Baba Ahmed to be assassinated in the same context.
Every Algerian, wherever he is on earth, carries his memory with him, the memory of a time when Hasni presented some hope amidst the chaos of the "dark decade". He will leave behind him the image of a martyr, a man of the people, attached to his district of Oran and to Algeria that he will never want to leave us even under the threat of terrorism, and remains the idol of all a people. , Algeria but also the whole Maghreb and its diaspora.
He will be decorated with the medal of the Order of National Merit in the grade of "Achir" posthumously.- Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque was born on 22 November 1902 in Belloy Saint Léonard, Somme, France. He died on 28 November 1947 in Colomb-Bechar, Algeria.
- Born in 1930, Farida Saboundji, is one of the most appreciated and famous Algerian actresses for her singular performances, combining gestures and words and especially her "Algerian" accent in her many roles of "Iron Lady" which she embodies admirably. . With a long career of 50 years dedicated to the theater and the small screen, the actress who began her artistic career at the age of 13 in radio theatre, has several performances to her credit alongside great actors, image of Mahieddine Bachtarzi, Ahmed Ayad (Rouiched) or Mohamed Touri. In 2017, Farida Saboundji was decorated with the Medal of the Order of National Merit at the rank of "Djadir". She died at the age of 92 following a long illness.
- Abdelaziz Bouteflika was born on 2 March 1937 in Oujda, French Protectorate in Morocco [now Morocco]. He was married to Amal Triki. He died on 17 September 2021 in Zéralda, Algeria.
- Kaddour Brahim Zakaria was a director, known for L'inspecteur Tahar Marque le But (1977). Kaddour Brahim died on 27 April 2023 in Algeria.
- Jacques Leclerc was born on 22 November 1902 in Belloy-Saint-Leonard, Somme, France. He died on 28 November 1947 in Colomb-Bechar, Algeria.
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he is an Algerian director born in Tlemcen, west of Algeria. He studied cinema at the High Institute of Cinematic Studies in Paris "DHEC", then worked as an assistant in France Television, and worked for two great french directors Claude Lelouch and Jean-Paul Sassy. On his return to Algeria, he worked for Algerian radio and television as a director, and he directed some of the television movies. He was famous for his cult movies: Buamama (1985) a historical film about the resistance against the French colonizer, and especially Le Clandestin (1989) a cult comedy in Algeria. He died at the age of 74 years old.- Ahmed Ben Bella was born on 25 December 1916 in Maghnia, Oran, France [now Algeria]. He was married to Zohra Sellami. He died on 11 April 2012 in Algiers, Algeria.
- Mabrouk Ait Amara was born on 1 May 1963 in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. He was an actor, known for Bab El Oued City (1994) and Normal! (2011). He died on 19 September 2019 in Algiers, Algeria.
- Hasna El Becharia was born in 1950 in Béchar, Algeria. She died on 1 May 2024 in Algeria.
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Sid Ali Mazif was born on 16 October 1943 in Algiers, Algeria. Sid Ali was a director and writer, known for Sueur noire (1971), Leïla et les autres (1977) and Les nomades (1976). Sid Ali died on 2 May 2023 in Algiers, Algeria.- Director
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Abderrahmane Bouguermouh was born on 25 February 1936 in Ouzellaguen, Algeria. He was a director and writer, known for Cri de pierre (1987), The Forgotten Hill (1997) and L'enfer à dix ans (1968). He died on 3 February 2013 in Algiers, Algeria.- Djamel Amrani was born on 29 August 1935 in Sour El-Ghozlane, Algeria. He died on 2 March 2005 in Algiers, Algeria.