Cheb Kader Official

Cheb Kader, born Kouider Morabet in 1966 in Oran, Algeria, from Moroccan parents; he is a singer, songwriter/composer, and a pioneer of rai music in France since 1985. Initiator of both Raï Beur, Pop Raï and New Raï, fusing Funk and Reggae, Hip Hop and Urban Music to traditional sounds of Arab music, forging a more glamorous Raï with his music style. Cheb Kader was barely nine years old when he joined his father in France. His father, being a musician himself, encouraged him to study music. In 1982, Cheb Kader produces his first demo in Paris. In 1986, he records his first album Reggaie Raï, followed by his eponym album Cheb Kader 1988, with the famous hits Sid El Houari and Sel Dem Draï, touring internationally in Europe, the Maghreb, Japan and the USA. Amongst his albums Best Of 1991, Mani 2002 with Polydor Universal and Dima Raï 2009, . In 2015, he released  "Manensek", in collaborating with the Polish Philarmonic Orchestra, followed by several singles.