Cheikh Raymond's lyrics & chords

Raymond Leyris better known as Cheikh Raymond, (born on 27 July 1912 and assassinated in Constantine, French Algeria on 22 June 1961) was a renowned Algerian Jewish musician. He specialized in Andalusian music of Eastern Algeria (known as malouf) and was an expert virtuoso player (a "grand master") of oud (the lute) and singer with an exceptional vocal range and widely respected by both Jews and Muslims and given the title of Cheikh (elder) as Cheikh Raymond with the accompanying fame and respect. His father was a Chawi Jew from Batna, and his ...read more