Algerian pop music developed in the 1970s from the Bedouin song form melhoun, using synthesizers and electronic drums. Singers often take the name Cheb or Cheba (young), for example, Cheb Khaled and Cheb Mami.
The large star symbolizes the common programme of the Communist Party. The small stars represent the four economic classes: peasants, workers, petty bourgeoisie, and ‘patriotic capitalists’. Effective date: 1 October 1949.