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Cheikh El Hasnaoui, from the White House to the Blue Ocean

Cheikh El Hasnaoui, from the White House to the Blue Ocean

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Cheikh El-Hasnaoui is an Algerian singer who left his country in 1937 without ever setting foot there again. Between 1939 and 1968 he composed most of his repertoire in France. For many years the Algerian cafes of Paris were the stages of his shows. With a handful of artists of his generation, he laid the foundations of modern Algerian song. A fervent defender of women's rights, he claims, as a pioneer, the fight for identity for a plural Algeria. At the end of the Sixties, he ended his artistic career. On July 6, 2002 he died in Saint-Pierre de la Réunion, where he is buried to this day. This 80-minute documentary follows in the footsteps of this extraordinary character. From Kabylia to Saint-Pierre de a Réunion via the Casbah of Algiers and the belly of Paris.

Original titleCheikh El Hasnaoui, de la maison blanche à l'océan bleu
Release2014-04-10
Runtime80 min
StatusReleased
CountriesAlgeria, France
Original languageFR
SpokenArabic, French
DirectorAbderrazak Larbi-Cherif
WritersMeziane Ourad
ProductionSacem, Ralyan Vidéo
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Popularity1
TMDB ID1299820

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