Hasna El Bacharia

Hasna El-Bacharia (; June 28, 1950 – 1 May 2024) was an Algerian singer and multi-instrumentalist who specialized in and playing the sintir.

Biography Born in Colomb-Béchar in 1950, El-Bacharia's playing career spanned three decades, including the album Djazair Djohara. Her style combined religious music with the profane, playing a combination of the electric guitar, the lute, the banjo, and the sintir. She was the daughter of one of the masters of diwan music who had originated from Erfoud and an Algerian mother from Béchar. Her family was distinguished for hosting wedding celebrations for women.

El-Bacharia signed with Label Bleu and, in 1976, took part in a concert hosted by the Béchar par l'Union nationale des femmes algériennes.

Hasna El-Bacharia died on 1 May 2024, at the age of 74.

Albums Jazair Djawhara (2002) Smaa Smaa Desert Blues Lemma Couleurs du désert (2020)