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Idir
Kabyle Algerian singer‐songwriter & musician
Algeria • 1949-10-25 – 2020-05-02
Idir is credited on 160 releases across 62 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1975–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
160
Pressings credited
62
Albums
6
Decades active
1
In collections
Biography
Hamid Cheriet (Kabyle: Ḥamid Ceryat; 25 October 1945 – 2 May 2020), better known by his stage name Idir, was an Algerian Kabyle singer-songwriter and musician. Referred to as the "King of Amazigh music", he is regarded as one of the most significant modern day figures in Algerian and Amazigh culture, history, and struggle. Initially training to be a geologist, his interest for music was piqued when he was called to sing on state radio as a late substitute. After finishing his compulsory military service, he moved to France in 1975 and embarked on his career in music. Idir took a hiatus during the 1980s before returning in 1993. He was a passionate advocate of the Kabyle and Berber cultures.
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Credited work
160 releases · 62 albums · active 1975–2024
- Performance · 301
- Other credits · 132
- Production · 11
Studios: Etab Studio · Ridge Farm Studios · A-Wave Studio · Dangerous Music Studio, New York, NY
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Khaled
- Cheb Khaled
- Cheb Mami
- Enzo Avitabile
- Matoub Lounes
- Leeroy
- Mugar
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