Khalid Izri & Thidrin in Concert in Rotterdam The 4th edition of the Amazigh festival in Rotterdam will be closing with a special and unique concert of the two leading Rifian bands, Khalid Izri and Thidrin on Saturday, May 9th 2009. This event is organized by Telilli Association, which is a nongovernmental association based in Rotterdam, Nederland. The association has been active in the last four years, the proof for that is the organization of... 

Imetlaa Imetlaa has given a successful concert in Brussels on the 11th of April 2009. This concert was programmed in darkoom festival, which was organized by a Moroccan and Flemish mission of culture in Brussels. The Daarkom festival offered a mix of music, film, art, literature and conferences. The majority of Moroccans residing in Brussels (more than 90%) are from the Amazigh backgrounds, mainly from the Rif region. But the artists that contributed... 

Akli D For as long as he can remember, Akli D. was surrounded by music in the little village in Kabylia, Algeria, where he was born. His mother, a traditional folk singer, used to sing him to sleep, and the rest of his family is very musical. He played in his first concert at the age of 13, in the school show of his native village in Kabylia. From then on, he decided never to let go of his guitar, which has become his passport, allowing him to travel... 

Mohamed Choukri Born during a drastic famine in Rif in 1935, Mohamed Choukri migrated with his parents to the cosmopolitan city of Tangiers in 1942 where he lived most of his life. Eventually, he was engaged in a variety of jobs (as a shoeblack, a smuggler, a greengrocer, a male prostitute…etc.) to supplement his tyrannical father’s weak income. In 1955, at the age of twenty, Choukri managed to procure a place at a school in the town of Larache... 

Abdelkarim Al Khattabi When Abdelkarim Al Khattabi passed away on February the 6th in 1963, after decades-long battles against imperialism, he was probably the best-known leader in the world. He is immensely popular as well as powerful and clever. His hallmark is ‘unity in diversity.’ A cosmopolitan vision encompasses the principles of social and economic justice, both within and between nations; non-adversarial decision making at all... 

Poster of IMEZRAN Imezran is the name of a new play released lately by Thifaouin Association for theater in Al Hoceima. The play was written by Ahmed ZAHID and directed by Said DARIF. The author attempts to reach the truth by using the conflict between antagonist characters; such as the dark and light, laughter and crying. The characters play antagonist’s roles in a dramatic way to explore the common clue among them. Thifaouin had won the grand-prize... 

Azraf Celebrated a Successful Asuggas Amaynu in Bilbao Azraf and the provincial council of Bizkaia celebrated the Amazigh new year 2959 in Bilbao on the 9th of this month. Idir, the famous Amazigh singer, was invited to perform in this occasion that ended successful. Meanwhile, the celebration of the Asuggas Amaynu in the basque country, meets also with the celebration of the tenth anniversary of Azraf. Huge crowds of public were drawn to this remarkable... 

Imetlaâ, a bridge between Traditional and Modern Music After the successful project with the flamingo group NL Mundo, in which they searched for cultural, historical and above all musical connections between two coasts of the Mediterranean Sea that brought us together and apart throughout history, Imetlaa are now working on a new project which aims to explore the different musical styles in North Africa. Imetlaa will cooperate with the traditional... 

Kabylia autonomy project (KAP) TIMANIT I TMURT N YEQVAYLIYEN MOVEMENT FOR THE AUTONOMY OF KABYLIA (M-A-K) Proposition of Kabylia autonomy project (KAP) PREAMBLE 1. Having considered the strong identity and personality of the Kabyle people throughout the centuries, a language and culture of the great AMAZIGH family. A socio-political organisation unlike any other in the territory, a secular attribute for freedom, the individual respect and solidarity... 

Poster Azraf association in the basque country, in collaboration with the provincial Council of Bizkaia, celebrates the Amazigh New Year (Asegwas Amaynu 2959) with the pioneer of the Amazigh music Idir on January the 9th 2009. In mean time, AZRAF celebrates its 10th anniversary. Since its foundation, Azraf has realized many projects in Arif and also in the Basque country. Most of the projects realized by Azraf are related to human development, education,...