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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.

Directed byAbderrazak Larbi-Cherif

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 20m
Language
FR
Released
April 10, 2014
Studios
SacemRalyan Vidéo

Featuring

Cast & crew

2 credited
Starring
Cheikh El Hasnaoui

Cheikh El Hasnaoui

Self (archive footage)

Denise Khelouat

Self (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Abderrazak Larbi-Cherif
Abderrazak Larbi-Cherif
Written by
Meziane Ourad

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