▁I bn ▁Kh ald un , ▁though ▁born ▁in ▁Tun is , ▁wrote ▁the ▁Mu q add ima ▁while ▁stay ing ▁in ▁Al ger ia . ▁ ▁Al ger ian ▁culture ▁has ▁been ▁strongly ▁influenced ▁by ▁Islam , ▁the ▁main ▁religion . ▁The ▁works ▁of ▁the ▁San us i ▁family ▁in ▁pre - colon ial ▁times , ▁and ▁of ▁Em ir ▁Ab del k ader ▁and ▁She ikh ▁Ben ▁Bad is ▁in ▁colonial ▁times , ▁are ▁widely ▁noted . ▁The ▁Latin ▁author ▁Ap ule ius ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁M ada urus ▁( M da our ouch ), ▁in ▁what ▁later ▁became ▁Al ger ia . ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁The ▁Al ger ian ▁musical ▁genre ▁best ▁known ▁abroad ▁is ▁ra ï , ▁a ▁pop - f lav ored , ▁opinion ated ▁take ▁on ▁folk ▁music , ▁featuring ▁international ▁stars ▁such ▁as ▁Kh aled ▁and ▁Che b ▁M ami . ▁In ▁Al ger ia ▁itself , ▁ra ï ▁remains ▁the ▁most ▁popular , ▁but ▁the ▁older ▁generation ▁still ▁prefer ▁sh a abi , ▁as ▁performed ▁by ▁for ▁instance ▁D ah man e ▁El ▁Har ra chi . ▁While ▁the ▁t une ful ▁mel od ies ▁of ▁Kab yle ▁music , ▁exempl ified ▁by ▁I dir , ▁A it ▁M eng uel let , ▁or ▁L oun ès ▁Mat ou b , ▁have ▁a ▁wide ▁audience . ▁ ▁For ▁more ▁classical ▁t ast es , ▁And alus i ▁music , ▁brought ▁from ▁Al - And alus ▁by ▁Mor is co ▁refuge es , ▁is ▁preserved ▁in