Lili Boniche
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Lili Boniche born to a Sephardic Jewish family in the Kasbah
area of Algiers
, was a singer of Andalusian-Arab
music. He died in Paris. In addition to writing music for commercial release, he also was a film composer.
Kasbah
A kasbah or qassabah is a type of medina, Islamic city, or fortress .It was a place for the local leader to live and a defense when a city was under attack. A kasbah has high walls, usually without windows. Sometimes, they were built on hilltops so that they could be more easily defended...
area of Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
, was a singer of Andalusian-Arab
Andalusian classical music
Andalusian classical music is a style of Moorish music found across North Africa in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. It originates out of the music of Al-Andalus between the 9th and 15th centuries....
music. He died in Paris. In addition to writing music for commercial release, he also was a film composer.
Discography
- Alger, Alger , Roir Records/E1, February 16, 1999
- Œuvres récentes , APC Play it Again Sam, 2003
- Il n'y a qu'un seul Dieu (live à l'Olympia), East West Warner Music France, 1999
- Trésors de la chanson judéo-arabe, Créon Mélodie