Cheikh Salim Fergani (Arabic الشيخ سليم فرقاني) (born 1953 in

Constantine, Algeria Constantine ( ar, قسنطينة '), also spelled Qacentina or Kasantina, is the capital of Constantine Province in northeastern Algeria. During Roman Empire, Roman times it was called Cirta and was renamed "Constantina" in honor of emperor Const ...

) is an Algerian

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player and singer.

Career

He is a notable performer of

ma'luf ''Ma'luf'' ( ar, مألوف, acquainted, familiar ''Ma'lūf'') is a genre of art music in the Andalusian classical music tradition of Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia. It is of Iberian origin and was introduced to the Maghreb The Maghreb (; a ...

music, and has recorded various CDs for the Pneuma label of

Eduardo Paniagua Eduardo Paniagua (born 1952 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish architect and musician, specializing in medieval Spanish music. Between 1966 and 1983, he was a member of the group Atrium Musicae de Madrid, led by his older brother Gregorio, playing wi ...

. He is the son of the Algerian musician Mohamed Tahar Fergani.'' Musiques de toutes les Afriques'' ed. Gérald Arnaud, Henri Lecomte - 2006 "A Constantine, les musiciens juifs et arabes ont également longtemps coexisté, avec de grandes figures comme Mohamed el-Kourd, Cheikh Raymond, Simone Tamar, Hadj Mohamed Tahar Fergani et son fils Cheikh Salim Fergani."

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Oud players 1953 births Living people People from Constantine, Algeria 20th-century Algerian male singers 21st-century Algerian male singers {{Africa-musician-stub