Messaoud El Mediouni

Messaoud El Medioni, known as "Saoud l'Oranais" (Oran c. 1905-Sobibor concentration camp after 23 March 1943) was a reputed Jewish-Algerian band leader and proprietor of the original Café Oran. He was the uncle of French-Algerian pianist Maurice El Mediouni.

Around 1938 the mother of a 13-year-old blind girl from Tiaret, Sultana Daoud, sent her to study with "Saoud l'Oranais" - this girl was later to become famous as Reinette L'Oranaise, the most promiment of all Jewish Algerian singers.

Medioni was arrested by the Germans in Marseille in March 1943 and sent to Sobibor concentration camp where he was gassed.