Chico Bouchikhi

Jalloul "Chico" Bouchikhi (Arabic: جلول البوشيخي‎; born 1954 in Arles) is a musician and a co-founder of the Gipsy Kings. He later left the Gipsy Kings and founded Chico & the Gypsies.[1]

Chico Bouchikhi- July 2012 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

Bouchikhi was born in Arles to a Moroccans father and an Algerian mother. His brother, Ahmed Bouchiki, was assassinated by Mossad agents in the Norwegian town of Lillehammer in July 1973 in the Lillehammer affair. Bouchikhi, a waiter, had been mistaken for Ali Hassan Salameh.[2]

He is also UNESCO's special envoy for peace,[3] and has held a major concert in Israel with his band. He has also played before Shimon Peres and Yasser Arafat during the Oslo Accords peace negotiations.[2]

Discography

As part of the Gipsy Kings

As part of Chico & the Gypsies

Refer to discography section of Chico & the Gypsies

See also

References
  1. "CHICO and The GYPSIES". esbb Agency. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  2. "Chico Bouchikhi, le king des gypsies". Maroc-hebdo.press.ma. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  3. "UNESCO Celebrity Advocates congratulate the Director-General on his re-election". Retrieved 2010-08-30.


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