Join the Center for the Middle East and North Africa and Kuumbwa Jazz for a concert featuring Cheb Nasro, renowned Raï artist and performer. Doors open at 6pm, and the concert begins at 7pm.

Fifty free student tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis; sign up here for a free student ticket. Other guests are welcome to purchase tickets below.

Nasreddine Souidi, known as Cheb Nasro, is a singer, composer, and songwriter who is best known for his Romantic Rai music. He is one of the most famous Romantic Rai singers in the Arabic speaking world. He has released more than 130 albums with popular hits such as “Libini W Binha” and “Ndirak Amour.”

Cheb Nasro was born on November 30, 1969, in the city of Ain Temouchent, Algeria. When he was eleven months old he and his family moved to the city of Oran where he grew up. Cheb Nasro began singing at a young age and in 1987 at age eighteen released his first album, which sold millions of copies. Cheb Nasro works with a number of music labels in Algeria including Disco Maghreb, Santana, Redson, and Sunhouse, as well as Mondo Melodia in the USA.

Presented by the Center for the Middle East and North Africa at UC Santa Cruz and the Kuumbwa Jazz Center. Co-sponsored by The Humanities Institute.