Cheb Tarik
| Cheb Tarik | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Tarik Belgot |
| Origin | Algeria |
| Genres | Raï |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Labels | UMG |
| Associated acts | Khaled, Sugar Minott, Oliver Cheatham, Gipsy Kings, Lord Kossity, Edith Piaf, Serge Lama, Jacques Brel, Françoise Hardy, Jacques Dutronc, Charles Trenet, Charles Aznavour |
| Website | http://www.chebtarik.net |
Cheb Tarik (real name Tarik Belgot) is an Algerian musician, now based in Paris, France, and signed to Universal Music Group. His first hit, 'Reggae Raï' was a cover, and a tribute to the song 'Reggae Night' by Cheb Hasni, a musician assassinated in Oran, Algeria by Islamic fundamentalists.[1][2][3][4]
Reggae Raï held a place in the charts for several weeks, exceeded 171,000 in sales and went on to appear in several compilations.[1]
In 2001, Tarik contributed to the compilation Big Men, a blend of Raï and Reggae. 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.[1]
He has participated in the song "J'ai vu trop de frères partir" on Album "Du mal a s'confier" by Scred Connexion.
To date, Cheb Tarik has published three albums, and six singles.[5] The albums include:
- Rai'tistick
- Metisstyle
- Option RAÏ
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cheb Tarik - Biographie (written in French) (Retrieved 12 March 2011.)
- ↑ Cheb Tarik (Retrieved 12 March 2011.)
- ↑ Cheb Tarik : News, discography, videos, informations afromix.org (Retrieved 12 March 2011.)
- ↑ Cheb Tarik Discography at Discogs Discogs. (Retrieved 12 March 2011.)
- ↑ Cheb Tarik - Discographie (written in French) (Retrieved 12 March 2011.)