Lounès Matoub
Lounès Matoub (Kabyle: Lwennas Meɛṭub; Arabic: معطوب الوناس) (24 January 1956 – 25 June 1998) was an Algerian Kabylian singer, poet, thinker who sparked an intellectual revolution, and mandole player who was an advocate of the Berber cause, human rights, and secularism in Algeria throughout his life.
Lounès Matoub معطوب الوناس | |
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Matoub in 1998 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lounès Matoub |
| Also known as | Meεṭub Lwennas |
| Born | 24 January 1956 Aït Douala, French Algeria |
| Died | 25 June 1998 (aged 42) Aït Aïssi, Algeria |
| Genres | Chaabi |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, poet, political activist |
| Instrument(s) | Algerian mandole, guitar |
| Years active | 1978–1998 |
Matoub was reviled by most of the Muslim population in Algeria for his secular and atheist politics along with his militant advocacy of Berber rights, so he was unpopular among both warring parties during the Algerian Civil War. His assassination, claimed by the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), in circumstances which remain unclear, provoked violent riots in Kabylia.
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