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Idir

Hamid Cheriet, who goes by Idir, is an Algerian singer-songwriter who won regional fame in 1973 when he recorded a lullaby titled 'A Vava Inouva' in the Kabyle language. With just a vocal and guitar, it became an iconic song and he went on to become a star of world music and an international ambassador for the culture of the Kabyle people. After he completed military service he included 'A Vava Inouva' on a 1976 album of the same name. He released another album, 'Ay Arrac Negh', in 1979 and then moved away from music until 1991 when he began recitals again including well-received...