Naïma Ababsa Explained

Naïma Ababsa
Birth Date:1963
Birth Place:Tlemcen, Algeria
Death Place:Algiers, Algeria
Nationality:Algerian
Occupation:Singer

Naïma Ababsa (Arabic: نعيمة عبابسة) (1963 – 18 April 2021) was an Algerian singer.[1]

Biography

Ababsa was the daughter of the composer . Her sister, Fella El Djazairia, is also a singer.[2] She performed a great range of musical material and genres, such as Chaoui, Algérois,[3],[4] and other styles from North Africa. She paid tribute to Lounès Matoub in 2000 onstage in Paris.[5] She also paid homage to the singer Seloua at the Théâtre national algérien Mahieddine-Bachtarzi in Algiers in 2008.[6] In 2018, she was invited to the .[7] That same year, she participated in the 8th annual Festival Orientalys in Montreal.[8]

Naïma Ababsa died in Algiers on 18 April 2021, at the age of 58.[9]

Albums

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Décès de la chanteuse Naima Ababsa. 18 April 2021. Algérie Presse Service. French.
  2. Web site: Ils ont tué Dhikra physiquement et ont essayé de me tuer artistiquement. 14 November 2011. DjaZairness. French.
  3. Web site: Concert de variétés avec Naima Ababsa et Samir el Assimi : Ambiance conviviale au Théâtre de verdure. 9 August 2012. El Moudjahid. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180805112726/http://www.elmoudjahid.com/fr/actualites/31437. 5 August 2018.
  4. Web site: Naïma Ababsa. Festival Orientalys. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180805114203/http://www.festivalorientalys.com/event/td4-naima-ababsa/?lang=fr. 5 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Un nouveau concert pour l'Algérie. 21 April 2000. Le Parisien. French.
  6. Web site: Vibrant hommage à la chanteuse Seloua au TNA. 6 September 2008. DjaZairness. French.
  7. Web site: Festival international de Timgad : une panoplie d'artistes enflamme la 1ère soirée. 27 July 2018. Radio Algérienne. French.
  8. Web site: Naïma Ababsa au festival Orientalys de Montréal. 1 August 2018. liberte-algerie.com. French. 19 April 2021. 5 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180805142739/https://www.liberte-algerie.com/culture/naima-ababsa-au-festival-orientalys-de-montreal-297498. dead.
  9. Web site: Décès de la chanteuse Naima Ababsa : Sa soeur Fella exprime sa profonde tristesse (Vidéo). 18 April 2021. DIA. French.
  10. Web site: Du sang neuf pour booster la scène artistique. 30 December 2010. DjaZairness. French.
  11. Web site: "Mon père a laissé un riche patrimoine musical". 13 March 2017. DjaZairness. French.