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World On Your Street: The Global Music Challenge

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Musician: Abdelkadar Saadoun

Location:London

Instruments: Voice/ Derbouka/ Bendir/ Mandole

Music: Algerian / Raï

HOW I CAME TO THIS MUSICWHERE I PLAY A FAVOURITE SONGClick here for Hande Domac's storyClick here for Mosi Conde's storyClick here for Rachel McLeod's story


ListenListen (2.43) to Abdelkader Saadoun (vocals and derbouka) perform "Inchalah" accompanied by Yazid Fentazi (oud)

ListenListen (2.13) to Abdelkader Saadoun (vocals and derbouka) perform "Abdelkader" accompanied by Yazid Fentazi (oud) and friends

ListenListen (3.17) to Abdelkader Saadoun talk about his music

WatchWatch Abdulkader Saadoun and his band perform at Womad 2002.

A favourite song:

My favourite song is called 'Inchalah' and it's about emigration. Originally it was a letter to my mother. It's about love and homesickness, and about how difficult it is to live in this world full of trouble, violence and killing. In Islam we say 'Inchalah' - God's will - and at the end of the song I hope, Inchalah, that everything is going to be normal again. I hope there's going to be peace in Palestine and peace in Algeria and I hope God will look after us.



Visit Abdelkader's website at www.saadoun.com

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