Algerian singer Hamid Cheriet, better known as Idir, a major interpreter of Berber music, died in Paris last week at 70. Though not a political activist, he and his music were identified with efforts ...

The Andalusian Orchestra Ashdod will host jazz pianist Omri Mor with saxophonist Abatte Barihun and a Moroccan vocalist in a month-long concert series. The performance, “From West to East,” will ...

The Algerian singer Idir, a leading cultural ambassador for of his native Kabylie and its Berber language, died in Paris on Saturday aged 70, his family announced. Idir, who suffered from pulmonary ...

Last time Jace Clayton (bka DJ Rupture) was on the road with FADER photo editor John Francis Peters they were chasing down tribal guarachero in Monterrey Mexico. Now they’re in Morocco for the month ...

The open air theater of the southern Moroccan city of Agadir echoed with Amazigh (Berber) music as the Timitar Music Festival continues to revive a forgotten culture, according to media reports. In an ...

Robert Plant would rather listen to wailing Berber music than reform Led Zeppelin. The ‘Black Dog’ singer dissolved the rock band after the death of drummer John Bonham in 1980 and despite frequently ...

The recently built Kasbah Angour, a luxurious hotel constructed from stone in the style of a Berber castle and located in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco is probably the country’s best kept secret – ...