Malika Domrane (born 12 March 1956 in Tizi Hibel) is an Algerian singer, originally from Kabylie.

Life

Domrane began to sing in her high school choir in Tizi Ouzou. In 1969 she won a gold medal at festival in Algeria. After graduating as a nurse, she began work in a hospital but soon decided to dedicate herself professionally to singing, in defiance of the customs of her family and village. In 1979, she went to France to release her first album, ''Tsuha,'' her first great success. She later published several albums, with songs typified by feminist cultural and the linguistic demands of the

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. From 1994, she decided to live in France with her family.

Albums

* ''Tsuha'' (1979) * ''Thayriw Themouth'' (1981) * ''NostAlgérie'' (1998, Arcade Records: 59 '38') * ''Asaru'' (2001) (Blue Silver Records)

References

1956 births Algerian emigrants to France Algerian Berber feminists Living people Kabyle people 20th-century Algerian women singers 21st-century French women singers {{Africa-singer-stub