Birth name Ahcene Larbi Benameur Role Singer Years active 1939–1959 Name Ahcene Benameur | Instruments Mandole Occupation(s) Composer, singer | |
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Also known as Cheikh Hcicene, Hsissene, Hcicene Born December 8, 1929Algiers, Algeria ( 1929-12-08 ) Albums Soirees volume 1 (Musique arabo-andalouse), Errebeya, Rah tiri nhar, Rah tiri nhar eldjemaa Similar People Hadj Menouar, Maurice El Medioni, Lili Boniche, Line Monty, Kamel El Harrachi | ||
Chardonneret Algérois hsissen
Hsissen (December 8, 1929 – September 29, 1958) was an Algerian singer.
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Chardonneret Algérois hsissen
Biography
Hsissen was born at 15 rue Monthabor in the Casbah of Algiers to a modest family, originally from Maâtkas (Tizi Ouzou Province). From a very young age, he was interested in the chanson style and the works of composer El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka. He also respected and admired the work of Khelifa Belkacem. At the age of 23, he formed an orchestra. Hsissen combined his love of music with activism with the Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties and the National Liberation Front.
Hsissen died in Tunis on September 29, 1958, after a long bout of lung disease. His remains were re-interred in his homeland on September 29, 2012, in the commemoration of the 54th year of his death. This coincided with the fiftieth anniversary of the independence of Algeria. He is buried at the El Kettar Cemetery.