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Messaoud Bellemou

Born January 1, 1947 · Aïn Témouchent, Algeria (age 79)

Messaoud Bellemou (Arabic: مسعود بلمو‎) is an Algerian musician. Born in 1947 in Aïn Témouchent, he greatly influenced modern raï from its beginnings. Often nicknamed as the "father of modern raï", he first became known as a trumpeter, subsequently playing other instruments such as the saxophone, violin and accordion. He is the one who made the connection between the ancestral gasba (the flute) an…

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A Female Cabby in Sidi Bel-Abbès

A Female Cabby in Sidi Bel-Abbès · 2000

A Female Cabby in Sidi Bel-Abbès

MovieDocumentary

When her husband died Soumicha, mother of three, had to earn a living. She became the only woman taxi driver in Sidi Bel-Abbès, Algeria. This film accompanies Soumicha around a city where religious and political violence rages, and records her experiences in a job normally reserved for men.

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A Female Cabby in Sidi Bel-Abbès

A Female Cabby in Sidi Bel-Abbès · 2000

A Female Cabby in Sidi Bel-Abbès

MovieDocumentary

When her husband died Soumicha, mother of three, had to earn a living. She became the only woman taxi driver in Sidi Bel-Abbès, Algeria. This film accompanies Soumicha around a city where religious and political violence rages, and records her experiences in a job normally reserved for men.

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