Abderrahmane Abdelli
Background information
Born	April 2, 1958 Behalil, Great Kabylie, Algeria
Genre(s)	World
Instrument(s)	Guitar, mandolin, bendir, darbuka
Years active	1974-present
Label(s)	Real World
Website	http://www.abdelli.com/

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Biography

Abdelli was born in Mechta Behalil, a hamlet in the Great Kabylie, Algeria, during the Algerian War of Independence. His family was displaced by the bombing of their village, Kennour^[1], part of the Tizi Ouzou Province, by the French airforce. After the war, Abdelli's family settled in the coastal town of Dellys. As a boy, Abdelli constructed his first guitar out of an empty oil can, a plank of wood and fishing line.^[2] After learning to play the guitar, Abdelli was introduced to the mandolin by Chaabi master, Chaïd Moh-Esguir. A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ... Kabylie or Kabylia is a mountainous area in the north of Algeria. ... Combatants FLN (1954-62) MNA (1954-62) France (1954-62) FAF (1960-61) OAS (1961-62) Commanders Ferhat Abbas Hocine Aït Ahmed Ahmed Ben Bella Krim Belkacem Larbi Ben MHidi Rabah Bitat Mohamed Boudiaf Messali Hadj Pierre Mendès-France General Jacques Massu General Maurice Challe Charles de... Tizi Ouzou (Arabic: تيزي وزو , Berber : Tizi Wezzu) is a wilaya in Algeria. ... Dellys is a small coastal town in northern Algeria, almost due north of Tizi-Ouzou and just east of the river Sebaou. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Carved (electric) and round backed mandolins (front) A mandolin is a small, stringed musical instrument which is plucked, strummed or a combination of both. ...

Abdelli made his musical debut in Dellys, Kabylie, during the 1974 Algerian Independence festival.^[3] He won several contests in Algeria for amateaur singers.^[4] Abdelli produced his first album in 1984, but it saw little success. Two years later, he released an album that sold 12,000 copies, but never received payment from his record company. Abdelli produced a couple of albums in Algeria, but moved to Belgium in 1984. It was there "he met producer Thierry Van Roy, who was so fascinated with Abdelli's music that he spent two years exploring the roots of the Berbers' musical tradition at the University of Algiers."^[5] Since 1986 he has made his home in Brussels, Belgium. Kabylie or Kabylia is a mountainous area in the north of Algeria. ... Nickname: The Capital Of Europe, Comic City City of a 100 Museums Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 979 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989 Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area    - City 162 (Region) km²  (62. ...

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Influences

Abdelli's music reflects a heavy Algerian influence. As stated by World Music Central:

Abdelli's lyrics express strong and poetic images of his culture which is threatened from all sides. He expresses himself essentially by symbols which are parts of his traditional culture. He tries to make known the ancient Berber culture which, by its tolerance and openness, is an example to follow in our troubled world.^[8]

Abdelli has collaborated with musicians from Europe and South America, often incorporating instruments such as the cajón (Peru), the tormento, the quena (Chilean), and the bandura (Ukrainian). World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... A cajón (Spanish for crate, drawer, or box, pronounced ka. ... The quena (quechua: qina, sometimes also written kena in english) is the traditional flute of the Andes. ... A Bandura and a Torban, at the Royal College of Music Julian Kytasty, plays a prima Chernihiv bandura The Experimental Bandura Тrio: Jurij Fedynsky, Julian Kytasty,and Michael Andrec Ken Bloom, plays a Kharkiv bandura Yuri Singalevych(Lviv) playing a diatonic bandura c. ...

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Discography

New Moon (1995)

Au-delà de Gibraltar (2000)

Among Brothers (2003)

Band Members

• Roberto Lagos (charango, guitar, bombo)
• Said Mohammed (ney)
• Jazouli Azzedine (darbuka, tar, bendir)
• Louis Ivan Leiva Alguinta (Latin percussion)
• Abdelmajid Makrai Lamarti (violin)
• Thierry Van Roy (keyboards)

Notes

1. ^ Locator Map for Kennour, Algeria from Nona.net
2. ^ 1 "Biography: Abdelli" GekkoBeat.com
3. ^ "Abdelli Biography" Thierry Van Roy Productions
4. ^ "Abdelli" World Music Central
5. ^ "Abdelli" World Music Central
6. ^ Abdelli (1995) New Moon Real World, New York, CDRW54, arranged by Thierry Van Roy, recorded by Thierry Van Roy Studios, Brussels, Belgium;
7. ^ Abdelli (2003) Among Brothers Real World Records, Virgin Music, Wiltshire, UK, arranged by Thierry Van Roy, recorded in various locations between Nov. 1998 and May 2001;
8. ^ http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php?id=1175

References

• Larkin, Colin (ed.) (1998) "Abdelli" The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (3rd ed.) MUZE, London, ISBN 1-56159-237-4 ;
• Abdelli, A. (July 2003) "Asiram" Global Rhythm Magazine 12(7):  ;
• Byrne, Jennifer (2004) "Abdelli Among Brothers" Sing Out! 48:1 p.120;

External links

• Abdelli Official Homepage;
• "Abdelli" World Music Central;
• "Abdelli Biography" Thierry Van Roy Productions;
• "Biography: Abdelli" GekkoBeat.com;