"Abdel Kader" ( ar, عبد القادر) is an Algerian traditional song made famous by the

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raï Raï (, ; ar, راي, Latn, ar, rāʾy, ), sometimes written rai, is a form of Algerian traditional music, folk music that dates back to the 1920s. Singers of Raï are called ''cheb'' (Arabic: شاب) (or ''shabab,'' i.e. young) as opposed ...

artist Khaled. It is mistakenly thought to be about the

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`Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī, a famous Algerian

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religious leader and

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who resisted the

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, but is actually about the 12th century Sufi saint Shaikh

Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani ʿAbdul Qādir Gīlānī, ( ar, عبدالقادر الجيلاني, ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī; fa, ) known by admirers as Muḥyī l-Dīn Abū Muḥammad b. Abū Sāliḥ ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī al-Baḡdādī al-Ḥasanī al-Ḥusayn ...

(1078–1166 AD), the posthumous founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi Order. It is featured on his 1993 studio album ''

N'ssi N'ssi ''N'ssi N'ssi'' is a studio album from Algerian raï artist Khaled, produced by Don Was and Philippe Eidel. It includes the songs "N'ssi, N'ssi," "Chebba," and " Abdel Kader," which are among Khaled's most famous, and "Alech Taadi" which was us ...

''. After his 1993 original album version, Khaled released a solo live version of "Abdel Kader" in his live album ''Hafla'' in 1998. The song gained further popularity after the live performance at

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by Khaled,

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and

Faudel Faudel Belloua ( ar, فُضيل بيلوى; born June 6, 1978) is a French raï singer and actor of Algerian descent. He released studio albums, notably '' Baïda'', '' Samra'', ''Un Autre Soleil'' and ''Mundial Corrida'' and the live album ''1 ...

. The joint trio live version was included on the 1998

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''.

Charts

The live version by Rachid Taha, Khaled and Faudel was released as a separate single in France reaching #6 in the SNEP, the official French Singles Chart. The song stayed in for 21 consecutive weeks in the French charts in the period November 1998 to March 1999, with 10 weeks of those in the Top 10. It stayed at #6 for the two weeks ending 5 and 12 December 1998. In France, "Abdel Kader" was certified Silver in 1998 by SNEP, signifying sales of over 50,000 singles.

Covers and samplings

The song has been subject to many covers and remixes and is popular in live performances of many Algerian artists. ;Adaptations The music of "Abdel Kader" has been used with new lyrics and slightly amended music adaptations in other songs. One of the most notable of these is "Mon Bled" by

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, Mohamed Lamine and Cheba Maria. The track appears in the inaugural release of the '' Raï'n'B Fever'' series in 2004 produced by Kore & Scalp. ;Samplings Various songs have also sampled on parts of the song, notably: *

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used a sample in his

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version of "Mi Chica" and

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in the

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version of the same song. *

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sampled it in his bilingual Persian/English song "Suddenly" featuring

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in Arash's 2008 album '' Donya'' * Najim and Arash reused the sample in their 2009 trilingual French/Persian/English adaptation of "Suddenly" retitled "Près de toi (Suddenly)" also featuring Rebecca. *

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used the sample of the song in his 2016 single " Let Me Love You" featuring

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and

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. *

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used the sample of the song in his 2019 single " Maghreb Gang" featuring

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and Khaled himself.

References

External links

Abdel Kader music video عبد القادر الشاب خالد - فاضل - رشيد طه

Translation
{{authority control Raï Algerian music 1998 singles Khaled (musician) songs Song recordings produced by Don Was 1993 songs Barclay (record label) singles PolyGram singles Qadiri order

Charts

Covers and samplings

See also

References

External links