Amour Abdenour Explained

Amour Abdenour
Native Name:ⵄⴻⵎⵎⵓⵕ ⵄⴻⴱⴷⴻⵏⵏⵓⵕ
Birth Date:February 17, 1952
Birth Place:Bejaia, Algeria
Genre:Kabyle, Folk
Instrument:Vocal, guitar, flute, goblet drum (darbouka)
Years Active:1969 - present

Amour Abdenour (Tamaziɣt: ⵄⴻⵎⵎⵓⵕ ⵄⴻⴱⴷⴻⵏⵏⵓⵕ, Arabic: عمور عبد النور), born February 17, 1952, in Leflaye, near Bejaia, Algeria, is an Algerian Kabyle singer, songwriter and composer.

Life and career

As a young boy, Abdenour was interested in music; he listened to songs on the radio and learned to play the flute, goblet drum (darbouka) and finally the guitar at age of 11.

In 1964, while living with his grandparents, he joined the JFLN, a local cultural association which gave him the opportunity to enrich his talent by attending and participating in local events. In 1968, He moved to Algiers. A year later he wrote and composed his first song, named Yeǧǧa-tt ("Left Alone"), which first aired on the radio in 1970. Busy with his studies and military duty, that he had waited until the end of the 70s to release his first song, starting a long, ongoing career.[1]

Discography

(For detailed discography with the track list of each of the following albums, refer to the French Wikipedia article)

(xx : denotes unknown year of release)[2]

External links and sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amour Abdenour. Musique Berbère. November 28, 2016.
  2. Web site: Albums of Amour Abdenour. KB Musique. November 28, 2016.