Amour Abdenour ( Tamaziɣt: ⵄⴻⵎⵎⵓⵕ ⵄⴻⴱⴷⴻⵏⵏⵓⵕ,

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: عمور عبد النور), born February 17, 1952 in Leflaye, near Bejaia,

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, is an Algerian Kabyle singer, songwriter and composer.

Life and career

As a young boy, Abdenour was interested in music; he listened to songs on the radio and learned to play the flute,

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(''darbouka'') and finally the guitar at age of 11. In 1964, while living with his grandparents, he joined the JFLN, a local cultural association which gave him the opportunity to enrich his talent by attending and participating in local events. In 1968, He moved to Algiers. A year later he wrote and composed his first song, named ''Yeǧǧa-tt'' ("Left Alone"), which first aired on the radio in 1970. Busy with his studies and military duty, that he had waited until the end of the 70s to release his first song, starting a long, ongoing career.

Discography

(''For detailed discography with the track list of each of the following albums, refer to the French Wikipedia article'') *1972 : ''Aεetteb'' ("Work Hard") *1974 : ''Lebḥer'' ("Ocean") *1978 : ''D lεid'' ("Celebration") *1985 : ''Tifirellest'' *1987 : ''Mmi-s n tmurt-iw'' ("My Country Boy") *1988 : ''Ruḥ ur d-ttuɣal'' ("Go Away, Don't Come Back") *1989 : ''Tamdint'' ("City") *1991 : ''Succès 91'' ("Hits 91") *1992 : ''Tirza'' ("Present") *1993 : ''Σnu-tt'' ("Deal With Her") *1994 : ''Argu ay il-iw'' ("Keep on Dreaming") *1995 : ''A lbaz err-itt-id'' ("Eagle, Bring her Back") *1996 : ''Ili-k d lkayes'' *1997 : ''Wiss zzman'' ("If Times") *1998 : ''Amek akka'' ("Why is That ?") *1999 : ''Nna Crifa'' ("Aunt Cherifa") *2000 : ''Yelli-s n tmurt'' ("Country Girl") *2001 : ''Tikwal'' ("Sometimes") *2002 : ''Ugin azaglu'' *2003 : ''Ah yadini'' ("I'll Be Damned") *2004 : ''Attan atctan'' ("There She Is") *2005 : ''Ma nniɣ-am'' ("If I Told You") *2006 : ''Uɣal-ed'' ("Come Back") *2007 : ''Tḥermeḍ'' ("You Forbid") *2008 : ''Ḥader iman-ik'' ("Be Careful") *2009 : ''Ay imesdurar'' ("People of The Mountain") *2010 : ''Iger n ttar'' ("Revenge") *2016 : ''Err-itt-id'' ("Get Her Back") *2017 : ''Taɣuri'' ("Reading") (xx : denotes unknown year of release)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abdenour, Amour Kabyle people 1952 births Living people 20th-century Algerian male singers 21st-century Algerian male singers People from Béjaïa Province

Life and career

Discography

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