Ahmed Malek has been played on NTS over 40 times, featured on 43 episodes and was first played on 9 April 2016.

Ahmed Malek was an Algerian musician and composer, known primarily for his groundbreaking soundtrack work. His enduring influence combines Arabic traditions with jazz, psychedelic rock, and funky R&B. His often dark and dramatic cinematic soundscapes intersect with the musical innovations being made in African jazz by Mulatu Astatke and Bembeya Jazz National, and some of Europe's finest experimentalist composers like Pierio Piccioni and Janko Nilovic.

Malek was born in Fort-de-l'eau in 1930, and formally trained at local music schools and conservatories in Algeria and…