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Mourad Gana (Arabic:مراد قانا; born 2 February 1958), known professionally asGana El Maghnaoui (Arabic:قانا المغناوي), is an Algerianraï songwriter, lyricist and composer.

FromMaghnia (Tlemcen Province), Mourad Gana, better known under the name Gana El Maghnaoui, was born 2 February 1958 inMaghnia, Algeria. As a musician, he plays the violin as well as the trumpet. His debut in rai music dates back to 1973. He was part of the orchestra of theOran section of theRTA (1974–1980), then in Algiers. In 1978, he released twoEPs and a year later he recorded an 8 trackcassette. Noting that it didn't work, he disappeared and resumed in 1986 with the hitAla ezzergha rani nsel and a cover ofBouteldja BelkacemMilouda fine Kunti, the hit of the year.

• EP withBoussouar el Maghnaoui (El Anwar, 1977)
• Dayak oulabasse / Salamate salamate withBellemou Messaoud (El Mehar, 1978)
• Self-titled cassette n. 736 (El Anwar, 1978)
• Self-titled cassette n. 737 (El Anwar, 1978)
• Self-titled cassette n. 822 (El Anwar, 1978)
• Self-titled cassette (Bouarfa, 1978)
• Ha Lamane (CADIC, 1987)
• Best Of (SOLI, 1990s)
• Le roi de la trompette withMessaoud Bellemou (1996)

• Ala ezzergha rani nsel
• Latamen fi saheb
• Milouda fine Kunti
• Farchili Rani Âyane^[2]
• Sid taleb^[3]

• Gana El Maghnaoui onFacebook

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• 21st-century trumpeters
• 21st-century violinists
• 21st-century composers
• 21st-century Algerian musicians
• 21st-century male musicians
• Male trumpeters
• Male violinists
• Male composers
• Algerian male musicians

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