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Zurnas, flutes, tamburs: with the festive music of Algeria, everyone can express themselves freely through music and dance.

- Traditional chants and sacred psalms sung a cappella mark both small and large moments of everyday life.

- Rai has an element of transgression.
- Accomplished orchestras perform classical and popular forms of the ancient heritage of Andalus music.
- The diaspora sings of exile and attachment to roots.
- And the youth has adopted rock and rap to express their anger and their hopes.
Algerian music draws its energy from these multiple traditions and overlapping inspirations—Jewish, Arab, Kabyle, Auresian, Sahrawi and Tuareg—which are constantly reworked by musicians, often achieving tremendous popular acclaim.

This selection is just a taste of the AWI's rich heritage.

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La Musique arabo- andalouse ; Christian Poché
  • Poché, Christian
  • 1995
  • Cité de la musique :
  • Multimedia documents
من تراث الموسيقى الجزائرية ; تأليف غلام الله عبد القادر
  • عبد القادر، غلام الله
  • ديوان المطبوعات الجامعية ,
  • Printed books
A l' ombre de l' olivier ; le Maghreb en 29 [vingt- neuf] comptines / ; recueillies par Hafida Favret et Magdeleine Lerasle ; ill. Nathalie Novi (Livre + CD audio)
  • Favret, Hafida, Lerasle, Magdeleine, Novi, Nathalie
  • 2001
  • Didier Jeunesse ,
  • Printed books
Beurs' mélodies ; cent ans de chansons immigrés maghrébines en France / ; Bouziane Daoudij, Hadj Miliani.
  • Daoudi, Bouziane, Miliani, Hadj
  • 2003
  • Printed books
El Gusto : ; l'histoire les a séparés, la musique les a réunis / ; Safinez Bousbia, réal., scénario.
  • Bousbia, Safinez
  • 2012
  • DVD
Zahia Ziouani, une chef d'orchestre entre Paris et Alger / ; Valérie Brégaint, réalisateur.
  • Brégaint, Valérie
  • 2014
  • Centre National de la Cinématographie - Images de la Culture [éd., distrib.],
  • DVD
L'Algérie en musique / ; Taoufik Bestandji ; préface d'Ahmed Benzelikha.
  • Bestandji, Taoufik, Benzelikha, Ahmed
  • 2017
  • Printed books
Houria Aïchi, dame de l'Aurès / ; Nourredine Saadi.
  • Saadi, Nourredine
  • 2012
  • Chihab Editions,
  • Printed books
جذور الموسيقى الاوراسية ; مع نصوص الاغاني والاشعار الرحابة \ ; محمد الصالح ونيسي.
  • Ounissi, Mohamed Salah, ونيسي، محمد الصالح
  • 2008
  • موفم للنشر،
  • Printed books
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