Lounis Ait Menguellet
Algerian singer (born 1950)
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Abdenbi Aït Menguellet known as Lounis Aït Menguellet (Kabyle: Ɛbdennbi At Mengellat or Lewnis At Mengellat, 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).
Also known asLounis Aït Menguellet
Born
17 January 1950
Abdenbi Aït Menguellet
17 January 1950
GenresWorld music
OccupationsSinger, poet
Lounis Aït Menguellet | |
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Lounis at a concert in Algiers | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Lounis Aït Menguellet |
| Born | Abdenbi Aït Menguellet 17 January 1950 |
| Genres | World music |
| Occupations | Singer, poet |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1967–present |
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.
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