"Abdel Kader"
Single by Rachid Taha, Khaled and Faudel
from the album 1,2,3 Soleils
Released	November 9, 1998
Format	CD single
Recorded	September 26, 1998
Genre	Raï
Length	5:12
Label	PolyGram
Writer(s)	Traditional
Producer(s)	Steve Hillage
Certification	Silver (France) [1]

This page is about the Algerian raï song Abdel Kader. For the Algerian Sufi "saint", see the article Abd al-Qadir

Abdel Kader (Arabic: عبد القادر) is an Arabic song made famous by the Algerian raï artist Khaled. It is featured on his 1993 studio album N'ssi N'ssi and gained further popularity from the live performance on the 1998 live album 1,2,3 Soleils (sung with Rachid Taha and Faudel). A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Rachid Taha (born 1958 in Oran, Algeria) is an Algerian and French musician. ... Khaled, New York City Concert, February 8, 2002 Khaled [خالد] is an Algerian raï musician from Oran. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Raï (Arabic: راي) is a form of folk music, originated in Oran, Algeria from Bedouin shepherds, mixed with Spanish, French, African-American and Arabic musical forms, which dates back to the 1930s and has been primarily evolved by women in the culture. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Steve Hillage is a English musician, associated with the Canterbury scene, who has worked in experimental domains since the late 1960s. ... Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has sold a certain number of copies. ... Raï (Arabic: راي) is a form of folk music, originated in Oran, Algeria from Bedouin shepherds, mixed with Spanish, French, African-American and Arabic musical forms, which dates back to the 1930s and has been primarily evolved by women in the culture. ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... `Abd al-Qādir al-JazāirÄ«. `Abd al-Qādir al-JazāirÄ« (6 September 1808 - 26 May 1883, in Arabic عبد القادر الجزائري) was an Algerian Islamic scholar, Sufi, political and military leader who led a struggle against the French invasion in the mid-nineteenth century, for which he is seen... The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Raï (Arabic: راي) is a form of folk music, originated in Oran, Algeria from Bedouin shepherds, mixed with Spanish, French, African-American and Arabic musical forms, which dates back to the 1930s and has been primarily evolved by women in the culture. ... Khaled, New York City Concert, February 8, 2002 Khaled [خالد] is an Algerian raï musician from Oran. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... NSsi NSsi is a studio album from Algerian raï artist Khaled, produced by Don Was and Philippe Eidel. ... A live album is a musical recording containing recorded concert performances. ... Rachid Taha (born 1958 in Oran, Algeria) is an Algerian and French musician. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

The name of the song refers to the 19th century Algerian Sufi saint `Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī. Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ...

See also

• `Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī
• Khaled

Khaled, New York City Concert, February 8, 2002 Khaled [خالد] is an Algerian raï musician from Oran. ...

References

1. ^ Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique silver certified singles for the year 1998

External links

• Lyrics, audio and video of the song