Amazigh Kateb
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Amazigh Kateb is an Algeria
n singer and musician
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He emigrated to France
in 1988, he was the main figure of the group in Grenoble
Gnawa Diffusion
(group born in 1992). He is the son of the famous writer Kateb Yacine
, founder of the modern Algerian literature (Nedjma
, the circle of reprisals ...). Amazigh also claims Africanism and the mixture of cultures of the Algeria
which is neither white nor black. Amazigh Kateb left the band from its beginnings to launch a solo career since 2007, to devote himself more to his personal projects, including the work of some texts of his late father in song.
He announced the release of his first album for October 17, 2009, a symbolic date because of the Paris massacre of 1961
. From 2005 to 2010 he participated in the musical documentary Tagnawittude made by Benhamou Rahma El Madani.
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n singer and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
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He emigrated to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1988, he was the main figure of the group in Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
Gnawa Diffusion
Gnawa Diffusion
Gnawa Diffusion is a French and Algerian Gnawa music band based in Paris, France. The group's lead singer, Amazigh , is the son of the Algerian writer and poet Kateb Yacine. Although there is a strong Gnawa influence, the band is noted for its mix of reggae and roots music...
(group born in 1992). He is the son of the famous writer Kateb Yacine
Kateb Yacine
Kateb Yacine was an Algerian writer notable for his novels and plays, both in French and Algerian Arabic dialect, and his advocacy of the Algerian Berber cause.-Biography:...
, founder of the modern Algerian literature (Nedjma
Nedjma
Nedjma is a novel by Kateb Yacine published in 1956.- Summary :It tells the story of four young men who fell in love with Nedjma, daughter of an Algerian and a French woman, during the french colonization of Algeria...
, the circle of reprisals ...). Amazigh also claims Africanism and the mixture of cultures of the Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
which is neither white nor black. Amazigh Kateb left the band from its beginnings to launch a solo career since 2007, to devote himself more to his personal projects, including the work of some texts of his late father in song.
He announced the release of his first album for October 17, 2009, a symbolic date because of the Paris massacre of 1961
Paris massacre of 1961
The Paris massacre of 1961 was a massacre in Paris on 17 October 1961, during the Algerian War . Under orders from the head of the Parisian police, Maurice Papon, the French police attacked a demonstration of some 30,000 pro-FLN Algerians...
. From 2005 to 2010 he participated in the musical documentary Tagnawittude made by Benhamou Rahma El Madani.