Career
He was one of the founders of the gasba music During his lifetime, he revolutionized Bedouin musical traditions in North Africa and in modern music today. He utilized urban poetry in his Hadri, Haouz, and Aroub compositions.
He made his first recording in 1920, and continued to record in Algeria, Paris, and Berlin, until his death.
He revised gasba music, which influenced the area of Dahra, and thus was a large influence on the chaâbi music repertoire, which is one of the most popular musical genres in North Africa today. lieutenant is still used in traditional celebrations, with music resulting from the Arabo-Andalusian culture.
This music type is modal and not tonal. Béla Bartók was extremely touched by the artist on a two year trip to Algeria (1913–1915), which inspired several pieces.
They met at outings with philosophical poets and musicians, where they worked together on qaçayds (poems).
Hamada was also a teacher for the younger generation: he welcomed into his house several artists like Maâzouz Bouadjadj, teaching, sometimes for hours, a tone, a stanza, the hidden meaning of a word, a verse, a qasida.
