Mohamed Tahar Reganni, known professionally as Mohamed Tahar Fergani, was born on May 9, 1928 in Constantine, Algeria, and became an Algerian singer, violinist, and composer of classical Andalusian music. Trained from age six on the rosewood flute and later on traditional Andalusian instruments, he was taught the bases of Malouf by his father Hamou Fergani, and later studied under Cheikh Hassouna and Cheikh Baba Abid. He began his career performing Egyptian oriental music before transitioning to Malouf, and recorded hundreds of songs, which included the celebrated track “Ed Dhalma”. His discography included Algérie : anthologie de la musique arabo-andalouse. vol. 1 (1992) and Anthologie de la musique arabo-andalouse vol. 2 (1992). He performed internationally, which included celebrating his 80th birthday on May 18, 2008 at UNESCO in Paris. He received several international awards for his contributions to Malouf and died in Paris on December 7, 2016.
