Aïssa Djermouni or Aïssa El Jermouni or Aissa Merzougui or Aïssa L'Jarmouni (1886–1946) is an

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poet and a singer of

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origin.

Biography

Aïssa Djermouni was born in M'toussa ( Kenchela) in 1886, Merzoug came from the great Berber tribal federation Aïth Kerkath (H'rakta in Arabic) occupying the geographical space between Batna, Khenchela and Aïn Beïda in the South

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; the branch to which he belongs is Igerman, hence his name Jermouni (arabized form). He is of peasant origin. His

impresario An impresario (from the Italian ''impresa'', "an enterprise or undertaking") is a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas, performing a role in stage arts that is similar to that of a film or television producer. Hist ...

was a native Jew, Mr. Snoussi, who introduced him to record companies such as Philips, Ouardaphone, etc. from the early thirties.

Sources

* Book, Ounissi. Mohamed. Salah : Aïssa L'Jarmouni, champion de la chanson aurésienne, ANEP, Rouiba, 2000, Algeria. * Book, La culture africiane: le symposium d'Alger, 21 juillet-1er août 1969, Société nationale d'édition et de diffusion, 1969.

References

Sources

Encyclopédie berbere in ligne

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