Martial Ayela

Algerian band leader, guitarist, composer and teacher Born March 2nd, 1922 in Alger / Died January 26, 2011 in Nîmes (Gard), France Studied at the Institution Saint-Charles and Beaux-Arts d'Alger At 16 years old, was hired at "Coq d'Or" in Oran, a big brewery-music-hall then in Casablanca as a singer on guitar Began his career as a guitarist in André Faruggia orchestra at the Aletti Hotel, France before WWII After WWII, founded a orchestra of nine musicians and after an audition, was hired as Conductor of Variety Orchestra of Radio France Settled in Paris and in 1970's moved to Nimes as a teacher