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Nabil Boudraa

Nabil Boudraa is professor of French and Francophone Studies at Oregon State University. His most recent publications include Algeria on Screen: Society, Culture and Politics in the Films of Merzak Allouache (Cambria Press, 2020) and a special...

Mourning the Loss of the Berber Troubadour Idir
Idir in concert in Bondy, France, for Fête de la Musique, 2008. [Photo by Suaudeau, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.]
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Mourning the Loss of the Berber Troubadour Idir

For nearly 50 years, Idir’s music has resonated deeply with his Kabyle listeners: His lyrics not only recall the power of their ancestral traditions, they also serve as a reminder that Kabyle resilience transcends the ages. His music and his novel musicality completely revolutionized Kabyle song, br
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