Lounis Ait Menguellet
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Lounis Aït Menguellet | |
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 Lounis at a concert in Algiers | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Abdenbi Aït Menguellet |
| Also known as | Lounis Aït Menguellet |
| Born | 17 January 1950 Ighil Bouammas, Tizi Ouzou, French Algeria |
| Genres | World music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, poet |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1967–present |
Abdenbi Aït Menguellet known as Lounis Aït Menguellet (born 17 January 1950) is an Algerian singer born in Ighil Bouammas, Tizi Ouzou Province in the Kabylie region. Lounis Aït Menguellet sings in the Berber languages (Kabyle variant).
Discography
| Year | Kabyle Title | French Title | English Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Telt yam | Trois jours | Three Days |
| 1976 | Anida teğğam mmi | Où avez-vous laissé mon fils | Where you left my son |
| 1977 | Amjahed | Le martyre | the martyr |
| 1978 | Aεeṭṭar | ||
| 1979 | Ay agu | Oh nuage | O fogue |
| 1981 | A lmus-iw | Mon sabre | My sword |
| 1982 | Eṭes eṭes | Dors, dors | Sleep, sleep |
| 1983 | A mmi | Oh Mon fils | O my son |
| 1984 | Eğğet-iyi | Laissez-moi | Leave me |
| 1986 | Asefru | Le poème | The Poem |
| 1988 | Les années d'or (6 volumes | The Golden Years (6 albums) | |
| 1989 | Acimi | Pourquoi ? | Why? |
| 1990 | Avriḍ n ṭemzi (tirga n ṭemzi) | Chemin de jeunesse (rêves de jeunesse) | The way of youth (dreams of youth) |
| 1992 | A kwen-ixḍeε Rebbi | Que Dieu vous maudisse | Be Cursed |
| 1993 | Awal | Le Mot | The Word |
| 1995 | Iminig g-iḍ | Le Voyageur de Nuit | Traveller of the Night |
| 1997 | Siwel-iyi-d tamacahut | Raconte-moi une histoire | Tell me a story |
| 1999 | Inagan (Tiregwa) | Témoins (Ruisseaux) | Witness (Streams) |
| 2001 | Inasen | Dis leur | Tell them |
| 2005 | Yenna-d wemγar | Le sage a dit | The wise-man said |
| 2010 | Tawriqt Tacevhant | La Feuille Belle | The Beautiful Sheet |
| 2014 | Isefra | Les poemes | Poems |
| 2017 | Tudert nni | Cette vie | That life |
| 2024 | Snitra-w | Ma guitare | My Guitar |
References
- Tassadit Yacine, « Aït Menguellet chante », Préface de Kateb Yacine, Paris, la Découverte, 1989.
- Mohammed Djellaoui, « L’image poétique dans l’œuvre de Lounis Aït Menguellet - Du patrimoine à l’innovation » (Essai) - Éditions Les Pages Bleues, Alger, 2005.
External links
- Official website
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