Amazigh Kateb

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

France

Active from

1972-09-16

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

1,679

Total plays

20,958

Amazigh Kateb (b. September 16, 1972), is a French singer of Algerian origin. He was the lead singer of the group Gnawa Diffusion founded in 1992. He is the son of Yacine Kateb the founder of modern algerian literature.Gnawas was the name given to slaves from guinea who were brought to Morocco and Algeria and converted to islam. Amazigh is a Berber term meaning “a free man.” Amazigh Kateb Yassin, as his name suggests, is a free man! Amazigh is considered the blues singer of North Africa. <a hre

via Last.fm · Amazigh Kateb

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

Algeria

Place of birth

Staouéli

Father

Yacine Kateb

Occupation

singer

Languages spoken

Arabic

Instrument

voice

Image

أمازيغ كاتب.jpg

via Wikidata · CC0