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Cheb Tarik

Cheb Tarik

Algerian singer

Cheb Tarik (real name Tarik Belgot) is an Algerian musician, now based in Paris, France, and signed to Universal Music Group. His first hit, "Reggae Raï" was a cover, and a tribute to the song "Reggae Night" by Cheb Hasni, a musician assassinated in Oran, Algeria by Islamic fundamentalists.[2][3][4][5]

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"Reggae Raï" held a place in the charts for several weeks, exceeded 171,000 in sales and went on to appear in several compilations.[2]

Life

In 2001, Tarik contributed to the compilation Big Men, a blend of raï and reggae. Known for featuring a diversity of musical genres, the album became a hit thanks to the single, "J'ai pas besoin." Tarik's name was thrown into the limelight, with sales exceeding six million.[2]

He has participated in the song "J'ai vu trop de frères partir" on Album "Du mal a s'confier" by Scred Connexion.[citation needed]

To date, Cheb Tarik has published three albums, and six singles.[6] The albums include:

  • Rai'tistick
  • Metisstyle
  • Option RAÏ

Notes

  1. [1]
    "Cheb Tarik menacé d'expulsion". Libération (in French). 14 October 1995. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. [2]
    Cheb Tarik - Biographie Archived May 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (written in French) (Retrieved 12 March 2011.)
  3. [3]
    Cheb Tarik (Retrieved 12 March 2011.)
  4. [4]
    Cheb Tarik : News, discography, videos, information afromix.org (Retrieved 12 March 2011.)
  5. [5]
    Cheb Tarik Discography at Discogs Discogs. (Retrieved 12 March 2011.)
  6. [6]
    Cheb Tarik - Discographie Archived May 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (written in French) (Retrieved 12 March 2011.)
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