Mourad Gana ( ar, مراد قانا; born February 2, 1958), known professionally as Gana El Maghnaoui ( ar, قانا المغناوي), is an Algerian raï songwriter, lyricist and composer.

Biography

From

Maghnia Maghnia () (formerly Marnia) is a town in Tlemcen Province, northwestern Algeria. It is the second most populated town in Tlemcen Province, after Tlemcen. The current population is over 200,000. History Archaeologists have found evidence of prehi ...

( Tlemcen Province), Mourad Gana, better known under the name Gana El Maghnaoui, was born 2 February 1958 in

, Algeria. As a musician, he plays the violin as well as the trumpet. His debut in rai music dates back to 1973. He was part of the orchestra of the

Oran 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 ...

section of the RTA (1974–1980), then in

Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...

. In 1978, he released two

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and a year later he recorded an 8 track

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. Noting that it didn't work, he disappeared and resumed in 1986 with the hit ''Ala ezzergha rani nsel'' and a cover of

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''Milouda fine Kunti'', the hit of the year.

Discography

*EP with Boussouar el Maghnaoui (El Anwar, 1977) *Dayak oulabasse / Salamate salamate with

Bellemou Messaoud Messaoud Bellemou ( ar, مسعود بلمو) is an Algerian musician and one of the most influential performers of modern raï music. He is considered by some people like one of the fathers of Modern Raï Music. Messaoud began his career playing ...

(El Mehar, 1978) *Self-titled cassette n. 736 (El Anwar, 1978) *Self-titled cassette n. 737 (El Anwar, 1978) *Self-titled cassette n. 822 (El Anwar, 1978) *Self-titled cassette (Bouarfa, 1978) *Ha Lamane (CADIC, 1987) *Best Of (SOLI, 1990s) *Le roi de la trompette with

Messaoud Bellemou Messaoud Bellemou ( ar, مسعود بلمو) is an Algerian musician and one of the most influential performers of modern raï music. He is considered by some people like one of the fathers of Modern Raï Music. Messaoud began his career playing ...

(1996)

Songs

*''Ala ezzergha rani nsel'' *''Latamen fi saheb'' *''Milouda fine Kunti'' *''Farchili Rani Âyane'' *''Sid taleb''

References

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