The regions of western Algeria, including the states of Tlemcen, Mostaganem, Oran, Tiaret, and Relizane, embrace multiple styles of music, such as Andalusian prints in their various forms, as well as rai music, in addition to Bedouin traditional singing. Singing that mixes Malhoun and Spanish music has emerged since the thirties of the last century known as “Al-Wahrani”. “.
Various directions meet in the “Oranian Song and Music Festival”, whose fourteenth session will start in the evening after tomorrow, Thursday, and will continue until the seventeenth of this month, as the “Bali Golden Star” band will perform the opening and closing ceremonies as well, with the participation of artists El Hashemi Ben Samir and Ramisa Chikhi. , Omar Esso, Jamila Sahli, and Samia Bennabi.
The event, which was established in 2007, will be held in the “Regional Theater / Abdelkader Alloula” in the city of Oran (400 km west of Algiers). “, and “Until I Said Congratulations”, “The Crow Has Flown”, “O Children of My Country, Where Are You”, and Al-Zubayr Rahal (1948) who founded a musical group in 1964 and his songs varied in different arts and forms such as Qarabazu, Rai, Malhoun and others, such as “Maktobi”. And “You’re Back”, “Al-Mima” and others.
The festival’s program, which is held under the slogan “Oran History”, also includes two scientific seminars, in cooperation with the “Centre for Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology” (CRASC), in the city, on the history of the Oran song and its development over the past hundred years.
Artists Fatima Masirdi, Masbah Al-Hajj, Hawari Safawi, Abdullah Sufyan, Filali Ezz El-Din and Moati Al-Hajj will present the second concert of the festival on Friday evening, while Bakhda Abdel Samad, Khadija Salehi, Sayed Ahmed Qattay and Hazel Bin Aisha will participate in the Saturday concert. And Abdul Qadir Al-Khalidi, and Hawari Al-Qalb.
As for the fourth festival, it will be held on Sunday with the participation of the artists, Ezzi Ismail, several Abdel Qader, Wahiba Jalab, Hawari and Lahasi, and Cheb Anwar.
It is noteworthy that a special artistic choir was formed for this session, which includes twenty-four musicians, who in turn accompany all the participating artists. A book is being prepared that includes the melodies of the songs participating in the demonstration since its inception, in order to issue it and distribute it to students of conservatories.
