Houria Aïchi

Houria Aïchi (Amazigh: ⵃⵓⵔⵉⴰ ⴰⵢⵛⵉ; born in Batna) is an Algerian Berber singer of chaoui music.^[1] She sings songs learnt in childhood,^[2] accompanied by bendir.^[3] She performed regularly in Paris from the 1990s.^[4]

Discography

• Chants De L'aurés (1990, Auvidis)
• Hawa (1996, Auvidis)
• Chants Sacrés d'Algérie (Sacred Songs from Algeria) (2005, Angel Records)
• Renayate (2013, Harmonia Mundi)

Houria Aïchi & l'Hijâz'Car

• Cavaliers de l'Aurès (Riders of the Aurès) (2008, Harmonia Mundi)

Compilation

• The Rough Guide to the Music of North Africa (1997, World Music Network)

References

1. Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa - Ghada Talhami - 2012 Page 58 "... singers, such as the Djurdjura Group, Malika Domrane, Nouara, Houria Aichi, and Fatima Tabaamrant"
2. The Virgin directory of world music - Page 7 Philip Sweeney - 1991 "Other prominent members of the 1970s Kabyle modern song movement are the male singers Idir, Brahim Izri, the male group ... Houria Aichi learnt the kernel of her repertoire of Chaoui songs as a child in Algeria and now performs these shrill , ..."
3. Afropop: An Illustrated Guide To Contemporary African Music ed. Sean Barlow, Banning Eyre, Jack Vartoogian - 1995 "Though rai gets the most attention internationally, Algeria also has a roots music scene that includes Kabylie Berber singers performing mostly acoustic music. Houria Aichi, with her shawiya style, sings accompanied prominently by bendir
4. Time Out Paris - 1997 p274 Institut du Monde Arabe "Regulars include Persian zarb virtuoso Djamchid Chemirani, Indian sarangi star Ustad Sabri Khan and Berber singer Houria Aichi.