And I mean old!! Iven been hunting for recordings of these two Algerian singers from old times -Slimane Azem and Cheikh Norredine -this is the cutest I've heard, for anyone who might be interested-there doesnt seem to be any modern cd releases helas and I ve searched and searched everywhere -even when I was in the bled! I estimate it to have been made when Algeria was still a colony of France

You click on this link and give it a couple of seconds. Hope it works

http://www.wat.tv/playlist/530723/audio/55...i-mes-amis.html

OOO OOO I got one...

This one make the Algerian doctor cry every time!!!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FwSytHVxOyc

[Oh wow!!! I love it -my husband sent me a CD of Enrico last year -but this song wasnt on it!!!

my husband has it for his ring tone.. so being a Dork.. I put it on my phone..

Once the Algerian doctor was here.. And I said.. Hey you should know this song.. and I called my phone... the song went off on my phone.. and she started BAWLING!!!!! in the office..

everytime.. she gets all teary...

Beautiful song... I'll find the lyrics

J'ai quitt mon pays, j'ai quitt ma maison
Ma vie, ma triste vie se trane sans raison
J'ai quitt mon soleil, j'ai quitt ma mer bleue
Leurs souvenirs se reveillent, bien aprs mon adieu
Soleil, soleil de mon pays perdu
La ville blanche que j'aimais, des filles que j'ai jadis connu
J'ai quitt une amie, je vois encore ses yeux
ses yeus mouills de pluie, de la pluie de l'adieu
Je revois son sourire, s y prs de mon visage
Il faisait resplendir les soires de mon village
Mais du bord du bateau, qui m'loignait du quai
Une chane dans l'eau a claqu comme un foet
J'ai longtemps regard ses yeux bleus qui fouillent
La mer les a noy dans le flot du regret


finding english.......

I left my country, I left my house
My life, my sad life, drags without reason.
I left my sun, I left my blue sea -
Their memories reawaken in me, well after my good-bye.
Sun, sun of my lost country,
White cities which I loved, girls that I used to know…
I left a friend, I still see her eyes,
Her eyes rainy wet, with the rain of good-bye
I see her smile again, so close to my face
As it illumined the evenings of my village.
But on board the boat, which took me away from the quay
A chain in the water beat the water like mad
While I looked intently at her blue eyes which plumbed the sea
Drowned in the flood of regret…


beautiful beautiful song!

WAW very beautiful song Dee. The Nourdine song was great too! Gotta the old Kabyle music. The old man actually sounds like our local muzzein, who btw just love to wake to his athan! I find it so comforting and peaceful! Thanks for sharing!

Oh LOVE this one! Reminds me of the music my grandmother would listen to on the radio every morning. Thanks

Tanamert ichak Awma inoe x Video Ya Mona. Slimane Azem is very good! I found several clips from Slimane Azem but none from Cheikh Norreddine.

I played this for the Algerian doctor.. she said it was Berber.. She loved listening to it

thank you for posting it

Some of my own to add:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPiLOR0pB4Q...ted&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHl1xqYc92c...ted&search=

I have a youtube channel Henia with over 300 Algerian songs made into little videos by me using old algerian pictures.http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=kwoolr"]kathleen's algerian music channel[/post]

Have you seen my channel on youtube Henia?

By the way I just got word back that the secretary for the notary finally picked up my certiicates

Hello Wahrania. Just got online. I am definately checking out your channel on Youtube right now! I have question, are you in Algeria forum/group online?Mabrouk on the mariage cert. I hope you get it soon! Bring that man home!

Wahrania: I cannot seem to open it. Some VJ message board pops up saying error. Can you plz email PM me the link. I would love to see it!

Thank you so much Henia for those links!! I really wish I could find a cd of these two old guys together -but as I said, I dont even know if such a thing exists -they have done other simple duets together -On a couple of them -its like they start to talk before singing -and the Norredine guy actually seems to stutter when he is speaking! But when he starts to sing, it isnt there .

As you are going back to Algeria soon, if you ever ever happen to come across them in a cd shop could you pm me the name of the cd and i can try to look for it again myself when i go back next year to visit the family

Forgot to type also, I love those patriotic Algerian songs also -ive actually got those on a couple of cd's here. The one especially by Slimane Azem -when ive really sat and listened to the words, id get actual tears in my eyes too -even though i wasnt born in Algeria,, funny how one's husband's country seems to "grow" on you

thanks henia...i have 2 books about Algeria on amazon and barnes and noble. One is called ALGERIAN SUNS the other is PICTORIAL HISTORY OF COLONIAL ALGERIA. You can actually find both books all over like in all the online stores by typing in either name. They have international distribution so they are all over. After I pay all the distributors I make like 2 dollars a book.hhahahhaha I am glad you found the lulu site... I have a lot of cool songs on youtube... I think its funny you found my kwoolr site