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Mohamed Zerbout
محمد زربوط
(Known as "Mohamed Zerbout")
Chaabi Master Singer, Mandole Player, Interpreter of 'Chouffou El Hali'
Born
Feb 10, 1936
Casbah of Algiers, Algeria
Casbah of Algiers, Algeria
Passed Away
Apr 23, 1983
Algiers, Algeria
Lifespan
47 years old
"A wounded voice that healed the sorrows of the Casbah with pure honesty."
Archival Overview
Soulful Chaabi singer of Algiers famous for his heart-rending, melancholic delivery of 'Chouffou El Hali', whose emotional phrasing deeply influenced Guerouabi.
Biographical Record
Mohamed Zerbout was born in the Casbah of Algiers and emerged as one of the most uniquely gifted Chaabi interpreters of the post-war era. Studying under Cheikh Mustapha Mouchène and Cheikh Khelifa Belkacem, he possessed a vocal style of rare, vulnerable melancholy.
His 1950s recording of 'Chouffou El Hali' (Behold My Plight) remains one of the supreme emotional masterworks of Algerian Chaabi music. Despite dying prematurely at age forty-seven in 1983, Zerbout's vocal phrasing and delicate mandole accents remain studied by aspiring masters.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual Memorial
El Kettar Cemetery
Algiers, Algeria
Algiers, Algeria
GPS: 36.7872, 3.0506
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