Kamel Messaoudi (Arabic: كمال مسعودي), (30 January 1961; Bouzaréah, Algeria – 10 December 1998; Algiers) was an Algerian Chaabi music performer, highly regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Algerian history.

Biography

He was born in a family of Kabyle origins on January, 30th, 1961, in Bouzaréah at the suburbs of Algiers where he grew up. He started performing chaabi music in 1974 in a students group band.

Discography

• Echamaâ
• Ya hassra âalik ya denya
• Ya dzair ra7 tab el qalb
• Njoum ellil
• Kalthoum
• Wahd El ghouziel
• Hanna
• Ech Tsaid
• Asm3i ya lbnia
• Kifech ana n'habek
• Moulat essalef etoui
• Mouhel ana n'nssek
• Win rayha
• Ma n'zid n'khemem
• Ouallah ma d'ritek
• Mchiti ma chfti wrak
• Ma Bqat roudjla
• Men houb hadi laghzala
• Ya lahbiba ma tabkich
• Ya 3rouss -3zziz A3liya- Enta l'habib
• Nuit Elyoum N'tfakrek
• Rahou Mqaderli
• Rouh ya zamen (Samhini)
• Ya Mahla ellil
• Khaliha ta3mel ma bghat
• Al ouadaâ
• Nbghi tkouni Mastoura
• Nahlem bik

Death

He died in a car crash in December 1998, at the age of 37.^[1]