Cheb Hasni, from Oran, became one of Algeria's most beloved rai singers in the late 1980s and early 1990s with tender love songs. He was shot dead outside his home in September 1994, during the violence of Algeria's civil war.
Love Nwantiti
CKay
Last Last
Burna Boy
Rush
Ayra Starr
Unavailable
Davido
Lonely At The Top
Asake
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