One of its songs, Kaali Nagin Ke Jaisi, has an unexpected musical connection to Algeria. But the more interesting story is ...

Imarhan emerged from southern Algeria’s close-knit Tuareg community in 2006. Fans of Tuareg rock greats Tinariwen will already be familiar with the quintet; Imarhan front man Iyad Moussa Ben ...

Musicians from 21 countries and regions perform during the 15th International Cultural Festival of Symphonic Music in Algiers, Algeria on May 3, 2026. The week-long festival features the Czech ...

The death of Algerian icon Idir has brought an important chapter of Algerian music to a close. Through his brilliant career, Idir modernised and promoted the richness of Kabyle melodies and poetry, ...

In the 1990s I had the good fortune to meet with the late Algerian singing star Idir (Hamid Cheriet 1949-2020). We chatted for several hours in a café outside the Berber Cultural Association in Paris.

Idir, an Algerian singer who gave voice to the Berber and Kabyle cultures, has died. By Associated Press Idir, an Algerian singer who gave voice to the Berber and Kabyle cultures, has died in Paris.

The audience are on their feet and dancing, during a jazz concert by Minneapolis U.S. Bluesman Bernard Allison in Constantine, Algeria. Young people climbed up the old marble columns of the hall for a ...

Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington ...