Cheikh Abdelkrim Dali

عبد الكريم دالي (Known as "Abdelkrim Dali")

Master of Gharnati and Hawzi, Oud Virtuoso, Composer of 'Rehla Djamila'

Born Nov 21, 1914

Tlemcen, Algeria

Passed Away Feb 21, 1978 Algiers, Algeria

Lifespan 63 years old

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"Music is the prayer of the heart that transcends space and time."

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Virtuoso master of Andalusian Gharnati and Hawzi music, who served as a musical bridge between Tlemcen and Algiers and composed the beloved pilgrimage anthem 'Rehla Djamila'.

Biographical Record

Abdelkrim Dali was born in Tlemcen and studied under master Abdessalam Bensari and Cheikh Larbi Bensari. A master of the Andalusian lute (oud), violin, and mandole, he joined the National Radio Orchestra in Algiers in 1938, becoming the preeminent ambassador of the Tlemcenian musical school to the capital.

Dali composed the immortal national religious anthem 'Rehla Djamila' (A Beautiful Journey), played on national television and radio every year to accompany Algerian pilgrims departing for Mecca. As professor at the National Conservatory of Algiers, he codified Andalusian musical notation for modern academic instruction.

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Sidi M'hamed Cemetery
Algiers, Algeria

                         GPS: 36.7519, 3.0617                    

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