Mohamed Iguerbouchane

Born in the Kabylie mountains, Mohamed Iguerbouchane demonstrated extraordinary musical prodigy, sent to London to study at the Royal Academy of Music and later in Vienna under Alfred Kerr. In 1934, he performed his symphonic poem Rhapsodie Maure to standing ovations in Paris and Vienna.

He composed soundtracks for over twenty international documentary and feature films, collaborating with Vincent Scotto on Julien Duvivier's 1937 masterpiece Pépé le Moko. Returning to Algeria after independence, he served as director of Algerian Radio orchestra until his passing in 1966.