Amar Ezzahi
An illustrious figure in Algerian chaâbi, Amar Aït Zaï, also known as Amar Ezzahi, was born in a village near Aïn El Hammam, in the Tizi-Ouzou region, on January 1, 1941. Author, composer and performer, he began his career as a self-taught musician in the early 1960s, under the encouragement of Cheikh Lahlou and Cheikh Kebaïli. Accompanied by Cheikh Kaddour Bachtobdji for almost two decades, he began recording a multitude of songs in 1968, released on 45s, albums and cassettes. The first of these were covered by Lili Boniche and Enrico Macias. He shot to fame in the 1970s, on radio and television, with songs such as "Sali Trache Qelbi" and "Mahajti B'dhya Chemaâ", the latter considered a chaâbi anthem. The following decade saw Amar Ezzahi continue to record festive refrains that spread across the country, such as "Ya Dif Allah", "Zennouba" and "Youm El Khmis". Although his output gradually declined, his popularity continued unabated. After a few years' absence, this discreet singer returned to the front of the stage in 1987, for a concert in Algiers. He returned to the stage only intermittently in the late 1990s, before disappearing for good. On November 30, 2016, he died in a hospital in Algiers, following a heart attack, at the age of 75. A tribute was paid to him in Algeria and with a concert at the Arab World Institute in Paris.
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Le Maitre du Chaâbi
Oriental Music - Released by Editions Atlas on 2 Sep 2021
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Spécial Aarassi, Vol. 3
Oriental Music - Released by Editions Atlas on 22 May 2019
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Zour ya aachkin zour (Enchainé)
Oriental Music - Released by Kitabal Aghani on 8 Mar 2016
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Maknin ezine (Enchainer)
Oriental Music - Released by Kitabal Aghani on 27 Sep 2015
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Touchia (Enchainer)
Oriental Music - Released by Kitabal Aghani on 24 Sep 2015
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Special Arassi, Vol. 1 (Enchainer)
Oriental Music - Released by Editions Atlas on 27 Feb 2015
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You el khemis
Oriental Music - Released by Editions Atlas on 26 Feb 2015
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Musique Izmiralda
Oriental Music - Released by Editions Atlas on 26 Feb 2015
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Best of
Oriental Music - Released by Kitabal Aghani on 8 Mar 2017
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Sali ya akhi ousselem (Enchainer)
Oriental Music - Released by Kitabal Aghani on 15 Apr 2016
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هاد الخدمة تخليك تغيس
World - Released by 4469565 Records DK on 8 Nov 2022
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يا الوحداني
Oriental Music - Released by Disco D'or Edition on 16 Mar 1992
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Une soirée avec Amar Ezzahi (Live)
World - Released by Jasmine Music on 17 Aug 2011
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Moul el Moulk
World - Released by Brahim Ounassar on 17 Nov 2019
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El haraz (Studio)
Oriental Music - Released by Editions Atlas on 2 Mar 2015
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Ya el ouahdani
Oriental Music - Released by Editions Atlas on 28 Feb 2015
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Special Arassi, Vol. 2 (Enchainer)
Oriental Music - Released by Editions Atlas on 27 Feb 2015
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1967 - 1968
Oriental Music - Released by Editions Atlas on 23 May 2013
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