Back on the front of the stage, the Moroccan singer Kaoutar Berrani finds herself, in spite of herself, at the heart of a controversy with a song whose real author would be an Algerian artist.
“Mahani zine” marks the return of Kaoutar Berrani to the front of the musical scene after a long absence. On her Instagram, she would have recognized that “Alala Yalali” and Mahani Zine”, two songs appearing in her new album belong to the Algerian singer Salim Halali. What cause the annoyance of his Moroccan fans and his peers. On the web, several Moroccan names and figures have launched a campaign against the Rif singer, calling on her followers to unsubscribe from her page. A way, which should, according to them, force her to recognize her mistake and apologize to the family of Abdesadaq Cheqara, the Moroccan singer of Arab-Andalusian music who is, according to them, the one who interpreted “Mahani Zine ” for the first time.
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According to the Algeria 360 site, it is Salim Halali, singer, derboukist and performer of Algerian, Arab-Andalusian music and popular classical music, who is the real author of this song.
2023-08-20 20:05:42
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