Amazigh Kateb (born September 16, 1972) is an Algerian singer and musician.
Early life
He emigrated to France in
Grenoble
lat, Gratianopolis
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in 1988, he was a member of the group
Gnawa Diffusion
Gnawa Diffusion is an Algerian Gnawa music band based in Grenoble, France. The group's lead singer, Amazigh (literally meaning 'Free Man' in Tamazight), is the son of the Algerian writer and poet Kateb Yacine. Although there is a strong Gnawa influ ...
(formed in 1992). He is the son of the famous writer
Kateb Yacine
Kateb Yacine (; 2 August 1929 or 6 August 1929 – 28 October 1989) was an Algerian writer notable for his novels and plays, both in French and Algerian Arabic, and his advocacy of the Berber cause.
Biography
Kateb Yacine was officially b ...
, founder of the modern Algerian literature (
Nedjma, the circle of reprisals ...). Amazigh also claims Africanism and the mixture of cultures of the
Algeria
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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.
He announced the release of his first album for October 17, 2009. From 2005 to 2010 he participated in the musical documentary
Tagnawittude made by
Benhamou Rahma El Madani
Benhamou is a surname common in the Maghreb
The Maghreb (; ar, الْمَغْرِب, al-Maghrib, lit=the west), also known as the Arab Maghreb ( ar, المغرب العربي) and Northwest Africa, is the western part of North Africa and ...
.
Discography
* 1993:
égitime différence* 1997:
lgeria(Melodie)
* 1999:
ab el Oued – Kingston(Musisoft)
* 2002:
Z Live(Next Musique)
* 2003:
ouk System(Warner)
* 2007:
ucking Cowboys(D'JAMAZ Production)
* 2009:
archez noir
References
External links
*
Official Website*
Entretient avec Amazigh*
Interview avec Amazigh
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1972 births
Living people
Algerian emigrants to France
Wrasse Records artists
Musicians from Algiers
Chaoui people
Berber musicians
20th-century Algerian male singers
21st-century Algerian male singers
Musicians from Grenoble