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Lounès Matoub

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Also known as Lounes Matoub

Algerian musician (1956–1998)

Person · Open Library

Born
1956
Works
3

Top works

  • Le testament
  • Mon nom est combat
  • Rebelle

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Algeria
Active from
1956-01-24
Active to
1998-06-25

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,232
Total plays
14,176

Tags

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Lounès Matoub (Berber Latin: Lwennas Meɛṭub, Tifinagh: often credited as Matoub Lounès in French sources) (January 24, 1956 – June 25, 1998) was a famous Kabyle singer who was a prominent advocate of the Berber cause and secularism in Algeria throughout his life. He is revered as a hero and martyr in Kabylie but reviled by most of the Arab population in Algeria for his irreligion [1] and blasphemous songs (like Allahu Akbar) and his militant advocacy of Berber rights <a href="https://www.last.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Algeria
Place of birth
Aït Mahmoud
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
French
Native language
Berber
Instrument
voice
Image
Lounès Matoub 1975.JPG
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end of work period
1998-00-00
name in native language
Lwennas Meɛṭub - ⵍⵡⵏⵏⴰⵙ ⵎⵄⵟⵓⴱ
Commons category
Lounès Matoub
manner of death
homicide
date of birth
1956-01-24
date of death
1998-06-25
Commons gallery
Lounès Matoub
start of work period
1978-00-00
cause of death
gunshot wound
Sources (1)

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