M'hamed ISSIAKHEM (1928-1985). Portrait of Hadj M'hamed El Anka - 1973. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Annotated on the back. 73 x 50 cm. Note: Hadj M'hamed El Anka was a major popular singer at the origin of Arabo-Andalusian chaabi music. He was a neighbour and friend of the painter M'hamed Issiakhem in Algiers.