Kader Japonais

Abdel Kader Haiboui (Arabic: عبد القادر هيباوي; born March 11, 1979),[1] better known as Kader Japonais, (Arabic: كادير الجابوني or قادر جابوني)[2] is a popular, award-winning Algerian Raï singer and production artist. He was born in the neighborhood of Bab-El-Oued, Algiers, Algeria. He gained fame in the 2000s for singles like "Jibou la Brigade" and again in the 2010s for popular singles like "Nti Sbabi" and "Waalach." He sings and speaks in Algerian Arabic and sometimes in French or Eastern Arabic dialects.[3][4][5] His music blends raï with chaabi, arabic pop and other musical styles of the Maghreb. His songs range from slow-paced sentimental love songs to fast-paced dance songs.

Kader Japonais
عبد القادر هيباوي
Kader Japonais in a promotional photo shoot
Background information
Birth nameAbdelkader Hibaoui
Born (1979-03-11) 11 March 1979
Algiers, Algeria
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
Years active2001–present
Associated acts
Websitekaderjap.com

Kader has graduated with a law degree but could not find a job to practice it so he tended to singing to get himself out of dire poverty, according to his own account during some interviews.[6][7][8]

Japonais means "Japanese" and it was originally a nickname he became famous with due to his eyes which seem to have an epicanthic fold perceived to be similar to Japanese people. Early in his career, Kader decided to keep this nickname and incorporate it to become his official stage name.[9]

At the age of 18, he performed in the nightclubs of Algiers, then in other Algeria towns like Oran and Constantine. Later he participated in the biggest international music festivals of the Maghreb, like those of Timgad, Sidi Bel Abbès, Djemila, Alger, or in Morocco at the Mawazine festival in Rabat, Oujda and Casablanca, in Tunisia at the Khiwa festival in Hammamet, Kasserine festival and the World Festival of Black Arts in Senegal. Outside of Africa, he got the acclaim of the French public during his annual performances at the Zénith de Paris for la nuit du Raï and at the festival du Raï in Toulouse as well as for the festival du Monde Arabe in Montreal.[10][11][12]

Collaborations

Among the collaborations of Kader Japonais with other artists were those with Cheb Nasro, Rim'K of 113 (on "On reste fiers"), Lartiste, DJ Hamida, DJ Kayz, DJ Kim, L'Algerino, Kayline, Zina Daoudia.[13][14][15][16]

Singles
  • Jibou la brigade ou zidou central
  • Nti Sbabi
  • Waalach
  • On reste fiers (with Rim-K)
  • Ehki ya zman

Albums
  • 2001 : first album
  • 2006 : La brigade (Dounia)
  • 2008 : Mania (Dounia)
  • 2009 : Haba Haba (Dounia)
  • 2010 : Bafana Bafana (Dounia)
  • 2011 : Blèbik, Mamamia (Dounia)
  • 2012 Ndir El Courage, Adabek Nti Bizarre
  • 2013 : Djarhi ma bra' (Dounia)
  • 2014 : Bassik m"aya (Villa Prod)
  • 2015 : Mami Mami (Villa Prod)
  • 2016 : Hkaya (Villa Prod)
  • 2017 Raki Nedmana
  • 2018 : Holm (Villa Prod)

References
  1. "Biographie Kader Japonais". vitaminedz.com (in French). Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  2. "بيوغرافيا كدير جابوني". vitaminedz.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  3. AlArabiya العربية (2017-12-06), تفاعلكم : مقابلة خاصة مع المغني الجزائري كادير الجابوني, retrieved 2020-02-19
  4. liberte-algerie.com. "Clôture en apothéose avec la star du raï Kader Japonais: Toute l'actualité sur liberte-algerie.com". liberte-algerie.com/ (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  5. . 2019-03-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20190331131244/https://www.djazairess.com/akhersaa/115697. Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2020-02-20. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "كادير الجابوني ل الجزائر نيوز: لن أفرّط في الغناء لأنه أخرجني من الفقر". جزايرس. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  7. liberte-algerie.com. "Kader Japonais met du baume au cœur des jeunes Annabis: Toute l'actualité sur liberte-algerie.com". liberte-algerie.com/ (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  8. "أبحث عن أصوات جديدة عربية أو جزائرية لأسجل معها ديوهات — النهار أونلاين". 2019-03-31. Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  9. "Kader Japonais". DozoDomo (in French). 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  10. "BIO – Kader Japonais" (in French). Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  11. "Kader Japonais met le feu au Casif : Jusqu'à l'aurore". elmoudjahid.com. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  12. . 2016-07-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160724160911/http://www.djazairess.com/elmassa/123799. Archived from the original on 2016-07-24. Retrieved 2020-02-20. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. "Wikiwix's cache". archive.wikiwix.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  14. "زينة الداودية تعود إلى غناء "الراي" رفقة "قادر الجابوني" بـ"نسمح وماننساش" – فيديو" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  15. "الشاب نصرو في الجزائر هذا الثلاثاء بعد 20 سنة من الغياب". 2019-03-31. Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  16. "الجرس | أحمد طهاري وشارة مسلسل (الخاوة 2)". 2019-03-31. Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
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