Naïma Ababsa
Ababsa in 2018
Born1963
Tlemcen, Algeria
DiedApril 18, 2021(2021-04-18) (aged 57–58)
Algiers, Algeria
NationalityAlgerian
OccupationSinger

Naïma Ababsa (Arabic: نعيمة عبابسة) (1963 – 18 April 2021) was an Algerian singer.[1]

Biography

Ababsa was the daughter of the composer Abdelhamid Ababsa. Her sister, Fella El Djazairia, is also a singer.[2] She performed a great range of musical material and genres, such as Chaoui, Algérois,[3] Hawzi,[4] and other styles from North Africa. She paid tribute to Lounès Matoub in 2000 onstage in Paris.[5] She also paid homage to the singer Seloua at the Théâtre national algérien Mahieddine-Bachtarzi in Algiers in 2008.[6] In 2018, she was invited to the Festival international de musique de Timgad.[7] That same year, she participated in the 8th annual Festival Orientalys in Montreal.[8]

Naïma Ababsa died in Algiers on 18 April 2021, at the age of 58.[9]

Albums

  • Ya khti (2010)[10]
  • La Star Du Chaoui (2017)[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Décès de la chanteuse Naima Ababsa". Algérie Presse Service (in French). 18 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ils ont tué Dhikra physiquement et ont essayé de me tuer artistiquement". DjaZairness (in French). 14 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Concert de variétés avec Naima Ababsa et Samir el Assimi : Ambiance conviviale au Théâtre de verdure". El Moudjahid (in French). 9 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Naïma Ababsa". Festival Orientalys (in French). Archived from the original on 5 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Un nouveau concert pour l'Algérie". Le Parisien (in French). 21 April 2000.
  6. ↑ "Vibrant hommage à la chanteuse Seloua au TNA". DjaZairness (in French). 6 September 2008.
  7. ↑ "Festival international de Timgad : une panoplie d'artistes enflamme la 1ère soirée". Radio Algérienne (in French). 27 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Naïma Ababsa au festival Orientalys de Montréal". liberte-algerie.com (in French). 1 August 2018. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Décès de la chanteuse Naima Ababsa : Sa soeur Fella exprime sa profonde tristesse (Vidéo)". DIA (in French). 18 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Du sang neuf pour booster la scène artistique". DjaZairness (in French). 30 December 2010.
  11. ↑ ""Mon père a laissé un riche patrimoine musical"". DjaZairness (in French). 13 March 2017.
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