Idir
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- Solo artist
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- Berber music, folk, world music
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Idir, the stage name of El-Hamid Cheriet, is an Algerian singer and songwriter who sings in Kabyle. Born in 1945 in Kabylie and died in 2020 in Paris, he blended Berber music with folk and performed A Vava Inouva, released in the 1970s.
Next date in Paris: 29 May 2027 at Le POC.
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Most-streamed tracks
Idir’s most-streamed tracks on Deezer. This is not a concert setlist, but a good idea of the songs the audience knows. 30-second previews.
- A Vava Inouva
- La petite kurde La tribu de Pierre Perret au café du canal
- Ssendu (Voie Lactée) A Vava Inouva
- Les matins d'hiver (with Gérard Lenorman) Ici et ailleurs
- La corrida (with Francis Cabrel) Ici et ailleurs
Source: Idir on Deezer
Profile
- Latest album
- Ici et ailleurs (2017)
- Born
- 1945 · Larbaâ Nath Irathen
- Origin
- France
- Active since
- 1976
- Label
- Wrasse Records
About — The artist
Idir (in Kabyle: Yidir), the stage name of El-Hamid Cheriet (in Kabyle: Ḥamid Ceryat, in Tifinagh: ⵃⴰⵎⵉⴷ ⵛⴻⵔⵢⴰⵜ), born on 25 October 1945 in Ath Yenni, Algeria (Greater Kabylie) and died on 2 May 2020 in Paris 18th arrondissement (France), was an Algerian singer, singer-songwriter and musician who performed in Kabyle.
Idir never set out to become a singer. Yet one of his early songs, A Vava Inouva, quickly became a worldwide hit in the 1970s, the first major hit to come directly out of Algeria. His career was marked by a sudden rise to the forefront of the stage, followed by a deliberate break of around ten years from 1981.
Idir's discography comprises eleven studio albums in total. His work helped renew Berber song and brought Berber culture an international audience.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Idir” (fr), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Discography
- A Vava Inou Va 1976
- Ay Arrac Nneɣ... 1979
- Le Petit Village 1985
- Mliyi 1987
- Les chasseurs de lumières 1993
- Identités 1999
- Two Borders, One Dream 2003
- Entre scènes et terres 2005
- La France des couleurs 2007
- Idir 2013
- Ici et ailleurs 2017