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Dda Mokrane by Akli D

Artist Biography For Akli D

Akli D - D For 'D System' -No Papers-Berber Poet And Troubadour Born In Kerouan Kabylia
arrived In Paris Along Scores Of Disaffected Algerian Youth In The Mid-1980s Fleeing A Bitter Algeria Which Was Repressing Kabylia's
demands For Recognition.The Berber Spring Marked By The Army's Repression Resulted In Tens Of Deaths And Hundreds Of Political Prisoners.
"If You Are An Exile You Are Caught Between Two Worlds If Not More " He Says "and All The Music You Grew Up With
plays A Big Part In Your Life."Homeless And For The First Few Years Without Papers Slept In The Couchettes Of Parked RER Trains.His Musical Adventures Began In The Metro And Squares Of Paris Meeting Musicians From All Over The World.
His Style Combines North African Chaabi And Influenses From Folk Maestros Of Kabylie Like Slimane Azem And Cheikh El Hasnaoui Mixed With Everything From American Protest Songs Rock Reggae Gypsy-Jazz Mississippi Blues
and M’balax But Open To Life To The African Continent To What Is Happening In The World.
In The Tradition Of Matoub Lounès Focuses Poignantly On The Plight Of His People Struggling For Rights In Algeria.

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