Cheb Tarik (real name Tarik Belgot) is an Algerian musician, now based in

Paris, France Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

, and signed to

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. His first hit, "Reggae Raï" was a cover, and a tribute to the song "Reggae Night" by

Cheb Hasni Cheb Hasni ( ar, الشاب حسني), born Hasni Chakroun ( ar, حسني شقرون), (1 February 1968 – 29 September 1994), was an Algerian raï singer. He was popular across the Maghreb, having reached the height of his career in the late 1 ...

, a musician assassinated in

Oran, Algeria Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural ...

by Islamic fundamentalists. "Reggae Raï" held a place in the charts for several weeks, exceeded 171,000 in sales and went on to appear in several compilations.

Life

In 2001, Tarik contributed to the compilation Big Men, a blend of

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 ...

and

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. Known for featuring a diversity of musical genres, the album became a hit thanks to the single, "J'ai pas besoin." Tarik's name was thrown into the limelight, with sales exceeding six million. He has participated in the song "J'ai vu trop de frères partir" on Album "Du mal a s'confier" by

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. To date, Cheb Tarik has published three albums, and six singles. The albums include: * Rai'tistick * Metisstyle * Option RAÏ

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{{Authority control Living people Raï musicians Algerian expatriates in France Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Algerian male singers 21st-century Algerian male singers