Already acclaimed in the Francophone world, the Algerian rapper Soolking this year set his sights on North America, where he played historic venues including New York's Apollo and the Globe Theatre in ...

Before finding his footing as Soolking, the artist born Abderraouf Derradji first worked as an acrobat, a dancer and even drummed in a rock band. But once he moved to Paris in his mid-20s, his career… ...

At least five people have been killed in a stampede at a rap concert in the Algerian capital. Thousands had gathered at a stadium in Algiers to see rapper Abderraouf Derradji, better known as Soolking ...

As his merengue-inflected single "Suavemente" once again tops France's songs chart, Algerian rapper Soolking performs at the Apollo Theater in New York, delighting fans and wooing new followers with ...

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"I never thought that one day I would come here to sing," the artist born Abderraouf Derradji told AFP backstage ahead of his set at Harlem's esteemed venue, which launched the careers of icons ...