Algerian Chaabi

Algerian Chaabi is a rich, expressive genre of popular Algerian music that blends Andalusian classical traditions with folk poetry, storytelling, and vibrant rhythms. Originating in early 20th-century Algiers, it has evolved to incorporate modern influences like jazz, blues, and even rock, while retaining its emotive vocal delivery and traditional instrumentation such as the mandole and darbuka. Typically sung in Algerian Arabic or Berber dialects, Chaabi conveys themes of love, longing, and social issues, resonating across generations. Artists today continue to innovate within the form, fusing old and new to keep Chaabi culturally rooted yet globally relevant.

Latest Algerian Chaabi Release
undefined album image
وصية
Single - Released July 22, 2025
Top Artists Spotify Logo
Nass El Ghiwane
Foufa Torino
Freeklane
Kedym
Cheba Dalila
Fayçal Mignon
Top Playlists
The Sound of Gnawa 3 Algerian Chaabi artists
The Sound of Raï Algérien 2 Algerian Chaabi artists
The Needle / United Arab Emirates - Underground 1 Algerian Chaabi artist
The Sound of Western Saharan Folk 1 Algerian Chaabi artist

RecentMusic users are tracking 20 Algerian Chaabi artists for new releases, and have access to the full timeline of 620 releases .

Join them and feed your new music addiction, and add the Algerian Chaabi artists you love!

Get Started Browse Arists
  1. July 22, 2025
  2. June 29
  3. June 27
  4. June 20
  5. June 17
  6. May 29
  7. May 29
  8. May 27
  9. May 21
  10. May 15
  11. May 3
  12. May 2
  13. April 25
  14. April 16
  15. April 12
  16. April 12
  17. March 11
  18. February 4
  19. January 31
  20. January 28
  21. January 15
  22. January 15
  23. January 15
  24. January 15
  25. January 9
  26. January 6
  27. November 27, 2024
  28. November 21
  29. November 19
  30. November 10
  31. November 4
  32. November 1
  33. November 1
  34. October 22
  35. October 15
  36. October 8
  37. October 1
  38. September 26
  39. September 23
  40. September 11
  1. January 15, 2025
  2. January 15
  3. January 15
  4. January 15
  5. November 4, 2024
  6. October 8
  7. May 17
  8. May 17
  9. February 19
  10. August 3, 2023
  11. July 6
  12. March 3
  13. February 28
  14. August 13, 2022
  15. July 11, 2021
  16. June 18
  17. April 16
  18. August 31, 2020
  19. August 21
  20. June 9