Cheb Aziz

Cheb Aziz
Birth name	Bechiri Boudjema
Born	1968
Died	September 20, 1996 (aged 27–28) Constantine, Algeria
Genres	Staifi, Chaoui
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	19??–1996

Cheb Aziz born Bechiri Boudjema (1968 – 20 September 1996) was an Algerian musician and performer. Aziz was a very popular singer and performer across North Africa. He was known to play Algerian musical genres such as, Staifi and Chaoui.

Personal life and death

Aziz was married to the singer Selma.^[1] On September 9, 1996, Aziz was killed by Islamist integrists militants. He was the fourth singer to be found murdered, as music was declared blashpemous and banned in areas dominated by Islamic fundamentalists. Islamist militants had classified the Raï genre of music of consisting subjects relating to sex and drinking.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

References

1. http://hy59.unblog.fr/hommage-a-cheb-aziz-bechiri-boudjemaa/
2. Transpontine (2007-12-02). "1996". History is made at night (blogspot). Retrieved October 22, 2011.
3. AFP (1996-09-21). "Algerian singer Cheb Aziz assassinated" (in French). Libération. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
4. "Une voix de la liberté assassinée en Algérie – France :". Ladepeche.fr. June 26, 1998. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
5. "Le Directeur General De L’Unesco Condamne Le Meurte D’Un Chanteur Algerien". Unesco.org. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
6. "L'hommage à Cheb Aziz, chanteur assassiné – Staifi.com : La musique Staifi & Chaoui". Staifi.com. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
7. "express monde: Algérie: meurtre d'un artiste". L'Express (in French). Retrieved October 22, 2011.
8. Algeria-Watch. "ONDH: Rapport annuel 1996". Algeria-watch.org. Retrieved October 22, 2011.