Takfarinas His name may not be familiar to Americans, but for millions of people in North Africa and Europe, his name is synonymous with “Yal music.” At a time when all the youth of Algeria were caught up in raï music, Takfarinas was forging his own sound, a sort of musical esperantos deriving from the Kabyle songs of the last century. He named it “Yal music” after the rhythmic vocalized syllable “yal…laaa... 

The etymology of the word "Berber"? For some people, the origin of the word “Berber”? would be Greek; their argument rely on the fact that the Greeks called people who spoke a language other than Greek “the Barbarians”?. For the Arabs, the above word would be borrowed from Arabic, since in this language there is the verb “Barbara”? (to roar) and “Al-barbarah”? (“roar”? and by extension,... 

he 3rd Mediterranean Festival of Al Hoceima The 3rd annual festival of Al Hoceima was surprising this summer; the pioneers of Amazigh music from many regions of Tamazgha and other bands that are in the diaspora joined the event. The festival started on Monday July 23 and ended on Sunday 29 of the same month. The artists that marked the event are Khalid Izri, Imetlaa, Takfarinas, Thifridjas, Zirly, Tifyour and the famous humorist Thuzzarin narrif .... 

Towards a Unified, Common and Standard Amazigh Language For many decades, we witnessed, especially in the Amazighophone circles, rational consciousness raising whose consequences are promoting, normalizing, standardizing and unifying Amazigh language, one of the old languages that has been living for several millennia. As far as can be traced back in the field of Amazigh studies, the theory of the Amazigh language has always been brought to the fore.... 

The 3rd Amazigh Festival of Tangiers The 3rd edition of the Tangiers Amazigh Festival has been a remarkable event in the memory of Tangiers (the bride of the north of Morocco). Artists from different parts of Tamazgha (north of Africa) including Rif, Sous, Atlas, Kabylia, Twareg… made of this manifestation a magnificent meeting to celebrate the openness of Tamazight on the world cultures. The artists that marked this edition are: Takfarinas... 

Izri band This event was the most successful Amazigh festival in Arif ever. The giant artists of Rif, Kabyle: Khalid Izri, Djur Djura, Walid Mimoun, Thidrin, Imetlaa, and others took part in the successfulness of this big event. Tangier lived special Amazigh mediterranean rhythms. The stadium of Tangiers was full of the lovers of Amazigh Music and especially the Rifian one. Thidrin showed a great capability of the Rifian music, the same for Imetlaa... 

Idir What happens when veteran Kabylian star Idir teams up with the hottest young acts on the French rap and R&B scene to record a collective album? Everyone thinks it’s a clever marketing move, an attempt to cash in on the vogue for duets that has dominated the French record industry in recent years. But Idir’s project is more socially and politically committed than that. La France des couleurs, an album which gives a voice to France’s... 

Said Zerouali Releases a New Album Said Zerwali, a young talented singer from Berkane, has recently emerged in the world of the Amazigh music. He has just released his second album ‘Ruh a Memmi’ (Go! my Son?). This new album is a composition of songs that touch different topics, such as Love, freedom, and social issues. “This second album is a fruit of many years of work” Says Said. ‘Ruh a Memmi’ is expected to be available... 

Abdalah BOUZANDAG Abdalah BOUZANDAG, is a young Amazigh artist, born in the region of the Anti Atlas Mountains, he carried out his primary studies in Tagant (a village close to Guelmim) and secondary studies in Bouizakarn (the same region) and obtained his license in 2005 at the University of Agadir, English Department. He is an ardent defender of the Amazigh identity which has always been subject to exclusion and marginalization. In 2004 he created... 

Tamaynut Amazigh Women Foundation TAWF We are proud to present ourselves as the Tamaynut Amazigh Women Foundation (TAWF) and would like to represent the Amazigh women of Europe within the EFF. With 35 divisions in Morocco and 4 European divisions, Tamaynut is an international Amazigh organisation and the largest one in the world of its kind. Imazighen are the indigenous people of North-Africa, who are still in discussion for recognition and respect....