El Hajj Muhammad El Anka
El Hadj M'hemmed El Anka , actually Ait Ouarab Mohamed Idir Halo , in Tamazight : ⴻⵍ ⵂⴰⴵ ⵎ'ⵂⴰⵎⴻⴷ ⴻⵍ ⴰⵏⴾⴰ (* May 20, 1907 in Algiers ; † November 23, 1978 ibid) was an Amazigh ( Berber ) from Algeria . He was a master, inventor and theorist of the so-called Chaâbi music. He is best known as an interpreter or singer of this music, which in turn is derived from Arabic-Andalusian music.
Life
His family comes from Aẓeffun in Tizi-Ouzou , Kabylia . His career began in 1925. From 1930 he accompanied himself with a mandole , which he had made for himself in 1930 by an Algerian violin maker of Jewish descent called Bélido.
Discography
- Kabyle
- Yyaw a lexwan m'anruḥ
- Iẓri-w yeγleb leḥmali ( Mmi εzizen - My beloved son ), he dedicated to his son Mustapha El Anka
- Algerian Arabic
- Leḥmam lli rebbiṭ-u , Arabic interpretation of the Kabyle song Mmi εzizen (see above)
- Lḥemdu li Llah, ma bqac listiεmar fi Blad-na
- Subḥan Llah ya lṭif
Web links
- Songs to listen to on MahgrebSpace (French)
- Biography on music-berbere.com (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anka, El Hajj Muhammad El |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Idir, Ait Ouarab Mohammed |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Algerian musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Algiers |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 23, 1978 |
| Place of death | Algiers |