Seeking Arabic sha'abi song

I've found a cover from 2003, recorded in Belgium by Moroccan pop star Khalid Bennani (pictured), but I'm looking for the original. (You can listen to a 20-second clip at the site above.) My friend says he's sure the original song was Egyptian, but neither he nor the record shop guy can remember the name.
It's not one of the "big" names (Halim, Oum Kulsum, and the like), but rather a sha'abi (popular) singer. Any ideas?
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Hi, I stumbled on your blog after googling for info on Impasse of the Angels...
I don't know the original signer of ya mostafa, but I have a friend in switzerland who is obsessed with this song! she has like 20 different versions of it...
http://www.gildedserpent.com/art32/messiounMustafa.htm
Thanks for the tip! I'll repost the link in your comment to the blog--this site is really great.
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