Abdel Kader (song)

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"Abdel Kader"
Single by Rachid Taha, Khaled and Faudel
from the album 1,2,3 Soleils
Released	November 9, 1998
Recorded	September 26, 1998
Genre	Raï
Length	5:12
Label	PolyGram
Songwriter(s)	Traditional Khaled Hadj Brahim Mustafa Kada
Producer(s)	Steve Hillage

"Abdel Kader" (Arabic: عبد القادر) is an Algerian traditional song made famous by the Algerian raï artist Khaled. It is mistakenly thought to be about the Emir `Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī, a famous Algerian Muslim religious leader and freedom fighter who resisted the French conquest of Algeria, but is actually about the 12th century Sufi saint Shaikh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (1078–1166 AD), the posthumous founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi Order.^{[citation needed]} It is featured on his 1993 studio album N'ssi N'ssi. After his 1993 original album version, Khaled released a solo live version of "Abdel Kader" in his live album Hafla in 1998.^[1]

The song gained further popularity after the live performance at Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy by Khaled, Rachid Taha and Faudel. The joint trio live version was included on the 1998 live album 1,2,3 Soleils.