Souad Massi Musical artist

Souad Massi (سعاد ماسي), born August 23, 1972, is an Algerian singer, songwriter and guitarist. She began her career performing in the Kabyle political rock band Atakor, before leaving the country following a series of death threats. In 1999, Massi performed at the Femmes d'Algerie concert in Paris, which led to a recording contract with Island Records.Massi's music, which prominently features the acoustic guitar, displays Western musical style influences such as rock, country or the Portuguese fado but sometimes incorporates oriental musical influences and oriental instruments like the oud as well as African musical stylings. Massi sings in Algerian Arabic, French, and occasionally English and Kabyle (Berber language), often employing multiple languages in the same song.

Personal facts

Souad Massi
Birth dateAugust 23, 1972
Birth place
Algeria , Algiers

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Musical artist

Career started1989
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Country music
Folk music
Rock music
World music
Fado
instrument
Guitar
Singing
Oud
record label
Island Records

Souad Massi on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.myspace.com/massisouad