Gana El Maghnaoui
Mourad Gana (born 2 February 1958), known professionally as Gana El Maghnaoui, is an Algerian raï songwriter, lyricist and composer.
Gana El Maghnaoui
- Name
- Gana El Maghnaoui
- Birth Name
- Mourad Gana
- Born
- 2 February 1958
- Birthplace
- Maghnia, Algeria
- Occupation
- Singer, musician (Arabic, French)
- Nationality
- Algeria
- Fields
- raï
- Languages
- Arabic
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Mourad Gana (born 2 February 1958), known professionally as Gana El Maghnaoui, is an Algerian raï songwriter, lyricist and composer.
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Gana El Maghnaoui (born 1958) is a composer, singer-songwriter and writer and a national of Algeria. The composer was born in Oujda.
Genres include raï. Languages used include Arabic.
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• Name — Gana El Maghnaoui • Birth Name — Mourad Gana • Born — 2 February 1958 • Birthplace — Maghnia, Algeria • Occupation — Singer, musician (Arabic, French) • Genre — Raï • Instruments — Мiolin, trumpet
Biography
Biography
From Maghnia (Tlemcen Province), Mourad Gana, better known under the name Gana El Maghnaoui, was born 2 February 1958 in Maghnia, Algeria. As a musician, he plays the violin as well as the trumpet. His debut in rai music dates back to 1973. He was part of the orchestra of the Oran section of the RTA (1974–1980), then in Algiers. In 1978, he released two EPs and a year later he recorded an 8 track cassette. Noting that it didn't work, he disappeared and resumed in 1986 with the hit Ala ezzergha rani nsel and a cover of Bouteldja Belkacem Milouda fine Kunti, the hit of the year.
Songs
Songs
• Ala ezzergha rani nsel • Latamen fi saheb • Milouda fine Kunti • Farchili Rani Âyane • Sid taleb
Discography
• EP with Boussouar el Maghnaoui (El Anwar, 1977) • Dayak oulabasse / Salamate salamate with Bellemou Messaoud (El Mehar, 1978) • Self-titled cassette n. 736 (El Anwar, 1978) • Self-titled cassette n. 737 (El Anwar, 1978) • Self-titled cassette n. 822 (El Anwar, 1978) • Self-titled cassette (Bouarfa, 1978) • Ha Lamane (CADIC, 1987) • Best Of (SOLI, 1990s) • Le roi de la trompette with Messaoud Bellemou (1996)
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- 1.Ouahib, Aït Ouakli. Les Belabésiens réadaptent le raï authentique. L'Expression. 9 August 2009.
- 2.YouTube wUxc4M2I3AQ
- 3.YouTube pSZlHbZ4ttc
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