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Cheb Tarik

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Cheb Tarik
Birth nameTarik Belgot
OriginAlgeria
GenresRaï[1]
Occupation(s)Singer
Labelslafami
Websitechebtarik.net

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]

"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

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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

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