Acting
Mustapha Skandrani
- Born
- Nov 17, 1920 · Aged 84
- Died
- Oct 18, 2005
- Place of birth
- Algiers, Algeria
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 1
- TV credits
- 0
Also known as (1)
- مصطفى سكندراني
Biography
Mustapha Skandrani (in arabic : مصطفى سكندراني), born on November 17, 1920 in the Casbah of Algiers in an Algiers family, and died on October 18, 2005 at his home, is a pianist, performer and composer of Algerian Chaâbi music and Arab-Andalusian music. Mustapha grew up and studied up to the elementary certificate in the Casbah, where he was born near the sea and the port of Algiers. Sid-Ali, his father and his two uncles Hamoud and Lahabib were passionate about Andalusian classical music. It was in this atmosphere favorable to music that Mustapha began his musical career by enrolling in the…
