Hasna El-Bacharia (Arabic: حسناء البشارية; June 28, 1950 – 1 May 2024) was an Algerian singer and multi-instrumentalist[1] who specialized in diwan music and playing the sintir.[2]
Hasna El-Bacharia | |
|---|---|
حسناء البشارية | |
| Born | 1950 |
| Died | (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Algerian |
| Occupation(s) | Singer Multi-instrumentalist |
Biography
editBorn in Colomb-Béchar in 1950, El-Bacharia's playing career spanned three decades, including the album Djazair Djohara. Her style combined religious music with the profane, playing a combination of the electric guitar, the lute, the banjo, and the sintir. She was the daughter of one of the masters of diwan music who had originated from Erfoud and an Algerian mother from Béchar.[3] Her family was distinguished for hosting wedding celebrations for women.[4]
El-Bacharia signed with Label Bleu and, in 1976, took part in a concert hosted by the Béchar par l'Union nationale des femmes algériennes.[4] In January 1999, she arrived in Paris at the invitation of the Cabaret Sauvage.[4] After her first album, she participated in a number of concerts in Algeria, France, Morocco, Portugal, and Egypt.[4] She met Italian folk musician Eugenio Bennato during performances in Italy and Egypt before returning to Algeria in 2004.[4] In 2015, She joined the musical group Lemma Becharia comprising 12 female artists who performed Saoura music.[5]
Hasna El-Bacharia died on 1 May 2024, at the age of 74.[6]
Albums
editReferences
edit- ^ Lamiss, Kahina (1 May 2024). "La chanteuse Hasna El-Bacharia n'est plus". L'Express DZ (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Bechar: hommage à la diva du Diwane, Hasna El Bacharia". Algeria Press Service (in French). Béchar. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Labesse, Patrick (3 January 2002). "Hasna el Becharia". Radio France Internationale (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Mondomix présente : Hasna El Becharia". YouTube (in French). 10 July 2009.
- ^ a b ""Lemma Becharia" en tournée en Europe". Algeria Press Service (in French). Algiers. 9 June 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Hasna El Bacharia, l'icône de la musique Gnawa, tire sa révérence". DNAlgérie (in French). 1 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Hasna El Becharia en concert à Alger". DZVID (in French). 23 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Hasna el Becharia, l'affranchie". Radio France Internationale (in French). 27 January 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
External Links
edit- Hasna El-Bacharia discography at Discogs
- Hasna El-Bacharia at IMDb