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Areski Belkacem

Areski Belkacem was a French singer, musician, and composer celebrated for his artistic versatility. Areski Belkacem was born on 23 January 1940.

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Areski Belkacem is best known for French singer, multi-instrumentalist, comedian, and composer known for his innovative contributions to French music. Areski Belkacem is a French public figure. Areski Belkacem was born on 23 January 1940, which places Areski Belkacem among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1940s. On Dead or Alive, Areski Belkacem is listed in the Screen Icons category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Areski Belkacem is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: French singer, multi-instrumentalist, comedian, and composer known for his innovative contributions to French music.
Nationality: French
Born: 23 January 1940
Listed under: Screen Icons

About Areski Belkacem

Areski Belkacem grew up in Versailles, where his parents, of Kabyle (Berber) descent, welcomed Algerian musicians: "at my house, post-war stars, old chaâbi veterans, were coming to play at my parents' home." As an adolescent, he watched rehearsals, for Olympia concerts, by Édith Piaf, The Beatles or Jacques Brel, in the great room of the Cyrano cinema. He began in dancing clubs, second-rate restaurants, and then went on to play at weddings, playing popular hits, and began performing on stage thanks to catholic sponsorship. Before his military service, during which he became friends with Jacques Higelin, he was playing in Saint-Germain-des-Prés caves as a drummer for jam sessions; after his military service, he started touring France as a multi-instrumentalist in various rock and jazz clubs. Higelin introduced him to Brigitte Fontaine, and as early as 1969, they created Niok, a mostly improvised...

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Areski Belkacem is known for French singer, multi-instrumentalist, comedian, and composer known for his innovative contributions to French music.

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Areski Belkacem was born on 23 January 1940.

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