Bled Music
"Bled Music" is an Algerian musical television program broadcast on ENTV between 1991 and 1992. directed by Aziz Smati and presented by Kamel Dynamite, Farid Rockeur and Samia Benkherroubi. The show, with its irreverent tone, was very popular and had a significant impact on the Algerian music scene, allowing the emergence of many artists including Chaba Fadela, Cheb Sahraoui, Cheb Anouar and Mohamed Lamine. A ranking of music videos by popularity and relied on fans sending their votes by mail. At the end of the 1980s, unrest broke out in Algeria which led the country into a Black Decade. At this time, fundamentalist groups attempted to ban music and most other forms of artistic expression. The show continued to air despite death threats, but on February 14, 1994, Aziz Smati was shot in both legs by a young extremist, which ultimately led to the end of the show .
Episodes
Cast
Kamel Dynamite
as Self (Host)
Farid Kessaissia
as Self (Host)
Samia Benkherroubi
as Self (Host)
Raïna Raï
as Self
Lotfi Attar
as Self
Cheb Mami
as Self
Rachid Baba Ahmed
as Self
Cheb Khaled
as Self
Chaba Fadela
as Self
Cheb Sahraoui
as Self
