GHIR EL BAROUD

Created on 20/01/2003
Latest update on 21/11/2023

Artist: Cheikha Rimitti
Author: traditional
Label: C.M.I.
Year: 1970

The grandmother of rai. Due to the immoral nature of her lyrics, Algeria restricted her influence within the boundaries of the night clubs of Oran. Song title means Friends Of The Gunpowder; it's about a gun-toting Bedouin feast.

Covers:

1982:

Cheb Khaled [as Shab El Baroud]

1988:

Cheb Abdelhak [as Shab El Baroud (El Carabino)]

1988:

Cheb Khaled & Safy Boutella [as Baroud]

1992:

Railand [as El Baroud]

1998:

Orchestre National de Barbès [as Alaoui]

See also: La Camel.

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