Chérifa
Cherifa | |
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Birth name | Ouardia Bouchemlal |
Also known as | Cherifa, Nna Chrifa |
Born | Aït Halla, El-Maïn, Algeria | January 9, 1926
Died | March 13, 2014 Algiers, Algeria | (aged 88)
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument(s) | Bendir |
Ouardia Bouchemlal (January 9, 1926 – March 13, 2014) was an Algerian female singer-songwriter, originally from Kabylia, who composed hundreds of songs during her more than 40 years of artistic life.
Biography
Ouardia Bouchemlal was born on January 9, 1926, at Aït Halla, a small village located in the commune of El-Main. Motherless, it is said she was under the tutelage of her uncles when her father remarried.
She debuted on stage in Algiers at the age of 16 years, interpreting traditional Kabyle songs. In 1942 Ouardia Bouchemlal, who would choose Cherifa as her artist name, made her debut on Radio Kabyle, as it was still called at that time. She would be one of the pioneers of this medium that would change the habits and attitudes by introducing singing and music at the heart of Kabyle homes. Cherifa was admitted within the female cast of the radio where the master
In 2008, the wilaya of Bordj Bou Arreridj and the Association Azel managed to bring N'Cherifa to her hometown after 65 years in exile. She is buried there.
Songs
Throughout her career, Cherifa has composed over 800 songs.
- Abka Wala Khir Ay Akbou
- Aya Zerzour
- Azwaw (also rearranged and performed by Idir missing the original song)
- Sniwa d ifendjalen
Bibliography
- Mahfoufi, Mehenna (2006). Chants de femmes en Kabylie (in French). Algiers: CNRPAH. p. 289.
- Parker Kitchell, Liza (1998). The development of Kabyle song during the twentieth century. Madison: University of Wisconsin–Madison. p. 324.
Death
Cherifa died aged 88 on March 13, 2014.[2][3]
References
- ^ Le porte-voix des femmes s’est éteint
- ^ (in French) [1] Archived 2014-03-19 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Death of singer Chérifa, loss to the Algerian musical heritage". Archived from the original on 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
External links
- Video on YouTube