The bard of the North African revolutionary wave that is washing over the Arab world is just 21 years old. El Général is well built with a buzz cut but with a young, fresh face, a sweet smile and a ...

Tunisian rapper El General was just 21 when his haunting, raw video Rais Lebled, or Mr President, went viral in late 2010. Standing in a darkened, sewage strewn alley - festooned in graffiti - he ...

On a late February evening in 2023, the winds off the Gulf of Mexico turned the temperature in Corpus Christi from mild to teeth-chattering. Nevertheless, a friend and I were determined to cross ...

Billboard compares El General's original song "Rica y Apretadita" and Pitbull's "No Lo Trates" new versions in collaboration with Daddy Yankee and Natti Natasha. By Jessica Roiz Assistant Editor, ...

Reggae/Cumbia fusion master El General says it is nice to be recognized as the founding father of a music movement. "When the new artists recognize me," says El General, whose real name is Edgardo ...

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