Souad Massi

[jazzy_dave]

Another artist that i want to bring ito your attention is the cross cultural fertilizations of Souad Waasi. She is an Algerian singer of Berber descent, songwriter and guitarist. She began her career performing in the Kabyle political rock band Atakor, before leaving the country following a series of death threats. In 1999, Massi performed at the Femmes d'Algerie concert in Paris, which led to a recording contract with Island Records.

Massi's music, which prominently features the acoustic guitar, displays Western musical style influences such as rock, country or the Portuguese fado but sometimes incorporates oriental musical influences and oriental instruments like the oud as well as African musical stylings. Massi sings in Classical Arabic, Algerian Arabic, French, occasionally in English, and in the Berber language, Kabyle, often employing more than one language in the same song.

So far she has recorded seven albums.

Souad Massi - Manensa Asli (Miwawa) aka I Won't Forget my Roots

Souad Massi - Ya Kalbi Live

Souad Massi - Ghir Enta

J'adore.

Enjoy.