Houari Benchenet (Arabic: هواري بنشنات), born in Oran on May 25, 1961, is an Algerian raï singer.
Benchenet is a member of a large family that has no resources other than song.
In 1975 he began to sing with the derbuka drummer in a group influenced by Blaoui Houari and Ahmed Saber.
He recorded his first hit in 1977, with Abdelkader Cassidy, titled "Dalali".
They introduced the synthesizer in the 70 and shattered taboos that revolved around the 1985 Rai Oran.