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Takfarinas has returned On Monday, May 16th, Algeria, Europe, and North America received a double album, "Incha Allah" and "Lwaldine."
There are about twenty new songs in total, with influences from global music, châabi, rap, and African music.And, of course, in the yal, Takfarinas' signature style, Ahcène Zermani's genuine name.
We find a wish to pay honor to Slimane Azem and Cheikh El Hasnaoui in "Leknouz" (the riches).
There is also a concern about remembering El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka's memory.
Takfarinas had a blast spooning flowers in the châabi garden, sometimes backed by an orchestra, other times by mandola and derbouka. The title "Lwaldine" (parents) is aimed to pay homage to the forefathers, those who did their best to preserve Algeria's musical tradition.
Takfarinas emphasizes his loyalty to the Berber rhythm, rapid, light, and modern, in "In cha Allah" and "Chouya chouya" (gently, gently), "Rosa Rosa," and "Imazighene."
"Chouya chouya" is reminiscent of the 1999 song "Zaâma Zaâma," which swe“In more ways than one, this is a remarkable song.


On the one hand, Tak grooves this one three times in the same tune, commencing with the rhythm "r'wah d ttughaline" ("the coming and going").
"The orchestration will leave a lasting impact," observed musicologist Nasr-eddine Beghdadi during the abum's presentation."This record, in our humble opinion, is the sum of Takfarinas' vast artistic experience," he continued The artist didn't think twice about covering Jacques Brel's "Ne me pas" to emphasize his openness to diverse music and cultures. pt the dance floors.
"Fella-M" (for you) is a melodic song dedicated to love and noble feelings.The album was recorded in France by Izempro, a Tizi Ouzou-based company, and Mondole Prod.Mouloud Ait Ameur, Moh Outoiti, and Djamila Tferka helped the singer with the lyrics.Youcef Boukella on bass, Karim Ziad on drums, Abdenour Djemai on guitar and mandolin, El Hadj Khalfa on piano, and Lyamine Hamar on na flute were among the musicians who joined him on stage.
Calligrapher Amar Amarni and photographer Youri Lenquette collaborated on the brown-beige album.
Alexandre Missey created the design.
Takfarinas' most recent album, 53, was released in 2004.
The opera, named "Honneurs aux dames," was dedicated to the defense of women against abuse.
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Takfarinas :


Takfarinas is an Algerian Kabyle singer and musician whose true name is Ahcène Zermani.
He was born on February 25, 1958, in Tixeraine, a village in the Algiers suburbs.
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He has been a resident of France since 1994.
His texts pays homage to Kabyle culture, yet they occasionally stray from it to focus on the committed calls that are his signature.
He has invested in a new style known as yal.
It contributes to the popularization of Kabyle music, which is relatively unknown in Europe.


Biography :

He grew up in his native village of Tixeraine, in the inner suburbs of Algiers, as the fourth generation of a family of musicians.
He invented a guitar with a can of vehicle engine oil and metal bicycle brake lines when he was around six years old.
M'Hamed El Anka, Cheikh El Hasnaoui (the "cantor of love"), and Slimane Azem were among the first Chaâbi artists to pique the Takfarinas' interest (the "fabulist cantor").

Takfarinas has a powerful voice with a wide range, and he uses it to impose a very personal musical invention and style with various elements.Takfarinas' favorite instrumentation is an electric mandola, which produces two types of sounds: male and female, and is associated with Berber music.


Career :

He recorded his first cassette in Algiers in 1976, but his image as a vocalist was cemented in 1979 when he recorded his debut album in France.
He created the Agraw group with Boujema Semaouni in 1981, but it only lasted a few years.
He recorded two albums in 1986, Wa I telha and Arrach, each of which sold one million copies.
With the release of his double CD, Irgazen and ini-d ih, in 1981, he garnered international acclaim.
In 1994, he released yebba remman (the pomegranate is ripe), which charted successfully in the World Music Europ Charts, but it is with his album Yal, specifically the track Zaâma Zaâma, that he achieves international popularity.In 2004, Takfarinas published the album Honneur aux Dames, in which he expressed his discontent with Algerian women's subjugation.
With the album Paix et Salut, Takfarinas reoriented his style in honor of Algerian musicians who had been victims of repression.Lwaldine, his most recent album, was published in 2011.