Naïma Ababsa

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

Naïma Ababsa
Ababsa in 2018
Born1963
Tlemcen, Algeria
Died(2021-04-18)18 April 2021 aged 58
Algiers, Algeria
NationalityAlgerian
OccupationSinger

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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