Idir, whose music was cherished by millions for elevating the voice of the Kabyle region, passed away on Saturday at the age of 70 Idir was one of the main ambassadors of Kabyle music throughout the ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) In the 1990s I had the good fortune to meet with the late Algerian singing star Idir (Hamid Cheriet 1949-2020). We chatted for several hours in a café outside the Berber ...

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"We regret to announce the death of our father Idir," a message posted on his official Facebook account said. Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune called him "an icon of Algerian art", saying on ...

The death of Algerian icon Idir has brought an important chapter of Algerian music to a close. Through his brilliant career, Idir modernised and promoted the richness of Kabyle melodies and poetry, ...

Algerian singer Idir, a leading cultural ambassador of his native Kabylie and its Berber language, died in Paris on Saturday, aged 70, his family announced. Idir, who suffered from pulmonary fibrosis, ...

Idir, an Algerian singer who gave voice to the Berber and Kabyle cultures, has died. By Associated Press Idir, an Algerian singer who gave voice to the Berber and Kabyle cultures, has died in Paris.

The Algerian singer Idir, a leading cultural ambassador of his native Kabylie and its Berber language, died in Paris on Saturday aged 70, his family has announced. Idir, who suffered from pulmonary ...

One of the most well-known figures of Indigenous Berber music has died. Born Hamid Cheriet in 1949 in Ath Yenni, a Berber-speaking region in the central Atlas Mountains of Algeria, his musical prowess ...

In the 1990s I had the good fortune to meet with the late Algerian singing star Idir (Hamid Cheriet 1949-2020). We chatted for several hours in a café outside the Berber Cultural Association in Paris.