Anouar Kaddour Cherif was born in Sétif in Algeria. He is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and band leader rooted in the classical music traditions of North Africa. Cherif performed with various ensembles in Eastern Algeria, where he developed his love of Arab-Andalusian music and pursued a career as a composer and singer.
At the age of 24, Anouar Kaddour Cherif left algeria and settled in Switzerland, a place which in his words has become “a refuge for his ear and musical fingers to find multiple possibilities of expression.”
In 2022, he is scheduled to release the album Djawla on the Riverboat Records label. The recording features nine Arabic jazz tracks that highlight Anouar’s exquisite mandola playing. The band on Djawla includes clarinetist Clément Meunier; drummer Hannes Junker; and bassist Antoine Brochot.
