Known For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 20, 1907
Died
November 23, 1978
Age
71
Place of Birth
Alger, Algeria
Popularity
0.6
El Hadj M'hamed El Anka
Sound
Biography
El Hadj M'hamed El Anka in Arabic (الحاج محمد العنقة), real name Mohamed Idir Aït Ouarab (in Kabyle: Muḥend Yidir At Waɛrab, in Tifinagh: ⵎⵓⵃⴰⵏⴷ ⵢⵉⴷⵉⵔ ⴰⵜ ⵓⴰⵔⴰⴱ), born in the Casbah of Algiers on the 20 May 1907 in a family from Azeffoun in Greater Kabylia, is a precursor and master of Algerian chaâbi song, died on November 23, 1978. He is the father of Mustapha El Anka, Sid Ali Halo and Abdel Hadi Halo. Hadj El Anka, grew up in a house at 4 rue de Timbouctou, in Casbah of Algiers. Hadj El Anka, also nicknamed “the phoenix”, grew up in a modest family. His father, Mohamed Ben Hadj Saîd, suffer…
Also known as
Mohamed Idir Aït Ouarab · ⵎⵓⵃⴰⵏⴷ ⵢⵉⴷⵉⵔ ⴰⵜ ⵓⴰⵔⴰⴱ · الحاج محمد العنقة
