Songs of Exile is an album born from an incredible life story, exploring the feelings associated with exile, loss and nostalgia.
Sung in Abdelli’s native Berber tongue, he blends his Kabyle vocals and mandola skills with the works of other talented musicians from far and wide. The sad issues that shadow this world are acknowledged, mixed and uplifted by the inspiration and unity of different cultures.
Abdelli Abderrahmane is an Algerian singer, author and composer. During the Algerian War of Independence, whilst his mother was still pregnant, his parents’ village of Kennour was bombed by French air force. They were forced to flee to the Behalil commune of Afir, which borders the great forest of Mizrana in Kabylia, where Abdelli was born. A year later, the family were forced on again to a town located along the Mediterranean coastline, called Dellys. This was Abdelli’s first experience of exile, a problem that cast a prominent shadow throughout his life.
Album: Songs of Exile
Artist: Abdelli
Label: ARC Music
Cat#: EUCD2937
