Amour Abdenour
| Amour Abdenour | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 17, 1952 Leflaye, Bejaia, Algeria |
| Genres | Kabyle music, world music |
| Instruments | Vocal, guitar, flute, goblet drum (darbouka) |
| Years active | 1969 - still active |
Amour Abdenour, born February 17, 1952 in Leflaye, near Bejaia (Algeria), is a kabyle singer, songwriter and composer.
Life and career
Towards the end of the 50s, the young boy Abdenour is interested in music; he listens to songs on the radio and learns to play the flute, goblet drum (darbouka) and finally guitar at age 11. In 1964, while living with his grandparents, he joins "JFLN" a local cultural association, giving him the opportunity to enrich his talent by attending and participating in local events. In 1968, Abdenour has moved to Algiers. A year later he writes and composes his first song, named "Yeǧǧa-tt" (Left alone), which airs on the radio for the first time in 1970. Busy with his studies and military duty, Amour Abdenour waited until the end of the 70s to release his first records, starting a long, ongoing career.[1]
Discography
(For detailed discography with the track list of each of the following albums, refer to the french wikipédia article)
- 19xx : D lεid (Celebration)
- 19xx : Aεetteb (Work Hard)
- 19xx : Lebḥer (Ocean)
- 1988 : Ruḥ ur d-ttuɣal (Go Away, Don't Come Back)
- 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 : Yilli-s n tmurt (Country Girl)
- 2001 : Tikwal (Sometimes)
- 2002 : Ugin azaglu
- 2003 : Ah yadini (I'll be Damned)
- 2004 : Attan attan (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)
(xx : denotes unknown year of release)[2]
References
- ↑ "Amour Abdenour". Musique Berbère. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Albums of Amour Abdenour". KB Musique. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
Sources
- [Fr] Amour Abdenour, Zenith 100% kabyle en coulisse (http://kabyle.com/archives/actualite-internationale/interviews/article/zenith-100-kabyle-en-coulisse)
- [Fr] Artist's page in a kabyle musique site (http://www.kbmusique.com/106-amour-abdenour)
- [Fr] "Amour Abdenour revient sur scène" (http://www.liberte-algerie.com/culture/amour-abdenour-revient-sur-scene-244718)
- [Fr] Le chanteur Amour Abdenour invité du plateau "Parole aux artistes" (http://www.djazairess.com/fr/liberte/216635)