FADILA DZIRIA

Fadila Madani was born in 1917 in the city of Beit el-Mal, near the African Lady's quarter in Algiers.  Her father, Mehdi Ben Abderrahmane, and her mother, Fatouma Khalafawi, had a sister, a sister named Qosem, and a half-brother named Ammar.  Since her childhood she was interested in singing, and her proximity to Sheikha Yamna bint al-Hajj Mehdi was a Fadela dziria couleur The beginning of her career Her artistic beginning was the revival of family concerts, which made her practice to sing and later master al-Haouzi.  It was first discovered through a radio program that was broadcast at the time by Algiers Radio entitled "From Every Art of Little" to Professor Djilali Haddad, who then composed many songs for her.  In 1930, Fadila married a 30-year-old hero while she was 13 and gave birth to a child who did not live long.  She was the one to support and act on the family.  After the death of her husband, she traveled to Paris in 1935 to organize many concerts, especially for Algerian immigrants.  After returning from France at the request of her mother turned to singing on the stage, which was run by the famous pianist Mustafa Iskandarani and Mustafa Kashkol, and in parallel joined the band Mariam Fekkai.  Her first recording was a cylinder entitled: Agile Heart on Nubia Iraq - coup, with an Arab-Andalusian template.  In 1949, she joined the Muhyiddin Bandar band at his request and performed concerts. She also played theatrical roles through plays such as: A play that works for the unhealthy - The State of Women - Osman in China - Moni Ragel, in 1954 and in France she presented a virtue on the Paris Opera Group  In addition to recording songs for the Algerian television. Her work with the Algerian Revolution Fadila's artistic work did not prevent her from performing her national duty during the liberation revolution, where she collected money and sent it through the guerrillas to the mujahideen in the mountains to help them buy weapons and ammunition.This was why she was thrown into Sarkaji prison by the colonial authorities.  Only dangerous in the eyes of colonialism, which witnessed colonial arrogance that lasted for many years.  After her release from prison and the independence of Algeria, she formed her own band. She died Fadila Dzairia died in her home near the Great Post in Algiers, on October 6, 1970, and was buried in the train cemetery