Takfarinas
Takfarinas , stage name of Hassen Zermani (* 1958 in Tixeraïne , Algeria ), is a French- Algerian Berber ( Kabylen ) and Yal musician. Zermani chose the stage name after the Numidian resistance fighter Tacfarinas († 24 AD).
Life
Takfarinas comes from the fourth generation of a family of musicians. At the age of six he was already building a 'guitar' from an old oil canister and brake cables. In his youth he was enthusiastic about the Chaâbi music by El Hajj Muhammad El Anka , Cheikh El Hasnaoui and Slimane Azem .
In 1976 Takfarinas recorded his first album in Algiers . In 1979 he moved to France . In 1981 he founded the group Agraw with Boujema Semaouni . His two 1986 albums Wa i telha and Arrach sold over a million copies. In 1989 he released the double CD Irgazen et ini-d ih , with which he achieved international recognition. In 1994 he released the album yebba remman , which made it into the European charts . His greatest success so far was with the album Zaâma Zaâma .
His songs are mainly dedicated to the Kabyle culture.
Awards
- 1999: KORA All Africa Music Awards as the best artist in North Africa
Discography
- 1976: Recording of the first cassette in Algiers
- 1979: first album in France
- 1986: Wa i telha and Arrach
- 1989: Irgazen et ini-d ih (double CD)
- 1994: yebba remman
- 1999: Zaâma Zaâma
- 2000: Yal with Michel Alibo
- 2004: paix et salut
- 2004: Honor aux dames
- 2011: Lwaldine / Inchallah (double CD)
Web links
- Literature by and about Takfarinas in the catalog of the German National Library
- Takfarinas website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Takfarinas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zermani, hating (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French-Algerian Berber and Yal musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tixeraïne , Algeria |