Imarhan is an Algerian Kel Tamashek (Tuareg) desert blues quintet formed in 2006, in Tamanrasset, southern Algeria. Band members grew up near each other in…
Artist Profiles: Imarhan
Tag: Algerian music
Algerian Folk Musician Moh Alileche Announces Release of Humanity Is Falling Apart
Algerian musician Moh Alileche has announced the release of his new album Humanity Is Falling Apart on Flag of Freedom Productions. Release date is June…
Algerian Maluf Star Hamdi Benani Dies at 77
Celebrated Algerian singer and violinist Hamdi Benani died September 21, 2020 of COVID-19. Benani was born January 1, 1943 in Annaba, French Algeria. He learned…
Artist Profiles: Djazia Satour
Djazia Satour was born in Algiers on December 9, 1980. She grew up in Algeria and arrived to Grenoble (France) in 1990. At the age…
Bellemou Messaoud, Rai Innovator
Bellemou Messaoud – Le père du raï (World Circuit, 1989) This album presents the music of Algerian musician Bellemou Messaoud, known as the father of…
Legendary Algerian Berber Singer Idir Dies at 70
Idir, one of the greatest voices of Algerian Kabyl (Berber) music died May 3, 20230 in Paris from pulmonary disease. The passing was confirmed on…
Extraordinary Final Recording from Rachid Taha
Rachid Taha – Je Suis Africain (Naïve/Believe, 2019) Rachid Taha, a leading figure in modern Algerian and French music died in late 2018. Je Suis…
Algerian Vocalist and Fusionist Rachid Taha Dies at 59
Acclaimed French-Algerian singer Rachid Taha died today, September 12, 2018 in Paris, France of a heart attack. The France-based Taha was a world music star…
Artist Profiles: Gnawa Diffusion
The members of Gnawa Diffusion, who are based in Grenoble in the South East of France, come from a rich mix of musical and cultural…
Artist Profiles: Mohamed Adlen Fergani
Mohamed Adlen Fergani was born on the 29th of April 1993 in the city of Constantine, Algeria. He belongs to the Fergani family where…