In the early 1990s, Algeria had become a desperate country. Killings and disappearances, sparked by the military government's "dirty war" with Islamists, instilled fear everywhere, including its ...

The Franco-Algerian singer’s 10th album spans genres and moods to potent effect, with glittering production from Justin Adams After exile from her Algerian homeland (her crime: being a political ...

The singer and guitarist says she's never taken the privilege of playing the music closest to her heart for granted. Souad Massi: Carrying The Sound Of Algeria On Her Back Algerian singer and ...

How does a singer respond to Isis? Souad Massi channelled Arab poets to rage against the horror The most successful female singer-songwriter in the Arabic-speaking world is talking about history, ...

"Every one of us has a story in his heart... Storyteller, tell us stories to make us forget our reality. Leave us in the world of once upon a time." So go some of the lines from "Raoui" ("Storyteller" ...

Over the past 20 years, Souad Massi has sung provocative songs challenging authority and weaving stories in Arabic, French, and Kabyle, languages from her native Algeria. She's never been afraid to ...

Cerys hosts your Sunday sonic and cultural adventure, with a session from Algerian-French singer Souad Massi and a look at the folk tradition of stone lifting with author David Keohan, known online as ...

Interview'I wouldn't be where I am today if...' In this series, 'Le Monde' interviews a personality about a decisive moment in their life. Souad Massi, a French-Algerian singer, looks back on her ...

In her new album, El-mutakallimun, Souad Massi follows in the footsteps of the legendary poets of the Arab-Muslim Andalusia. The artist, through 10 beautiful texts illuminated by original compositions ...

Sex education for teenagers is often focused on pregnancy prevention but are we neglecting to warn them not to leave it too late? Algerian singer Souad Massi talks to Jane and performs from her latest ...

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