In memory of his mother, Karim Aïnouz films his father’s discovery of Algeria
By traveling to Algeria, the country where his father was born, Karim Aïnouz undertakes a journey that he would have liked to have taken with his mother Iracema. His film is a living letter to the deceased, the story of a breathtaking return to basics. France Télévisions – cultural editorial team Published on April 17, […]
Leïla Beratto, an Algerian journalist
Let’s try not to get annoyed with our history books and randomly point to the date March 19, 1962. Date on which the Evian Accords officially ended 132 years of French colonization in Algeria and 7 years of nameless war. Now is not the time for anger, as civil society and journalists from both sides […]
“Étienne Dinet”, when art brings France and Algeria together
With his bright and moving paintings populated by charmers, dancers, merchants, orators, lovers and muezzins in the Algerian oases, the French painter Étienne Dinet (1861-1929) succeeded in portraying both colonial France and “Independent Algeria”. to seduce and fascinate. Today he is considered a master of Algerian painting and the Institute of the Arab World (IMA) […]
Reda Seddiki, “normal” comedian – In G major
Just for fun, I’ll show you the picture: It’s a huge pole with an unwanted afro cut. His name is Reda Seddiki, he is actually 1.98 meters tall, doesn’t look down on us, but thinks that it is better to do humor than love. (Repeat from October 12, 2019). Maybe I didn’t understand everything while […]
Boualem Sansal, what if humanity’s future lay in space?
Boualem Sansal was born in 1949 and lives near Algiers. His work has been awarded numerous literary prizes in France and abroad: Édouard Glissant Prize (for his entire work) (2007), Peace Prize of the German Book Trade (2011), Grand Prix de la Francophonie of the Académie française (2013), the Grand The author received the Prix […]
Fethi Sahraoui tells Algeria in pictures
Fethi Sahraoui, Algerian photographer, has been immortalizing his homeland since he was twenty. Through his images of a resolute Algerian youth thirsting for freedom, the thirty-year-old shares his own reality. Invigorated by the most banal conversations, he uses his camera as a tool to approach others. While photographers often work like lone wolves, Fethi Sahraoui […]
the ten favorites of “World Africa” in 2023
Every Friday, The world Africa highlights three new music releases originating from or inspired by the continent. At the end of 2023, this week we offer you a selection of the ten albums that appealed to us the most, arranged here in chronological order of release. Also read: Article reserved for our subscribers Five new […]
Tif, the rapper who connects France and Algeria
The rapper Tif. ELISA PARRON Innovating hip-hop productions and looking for ways to stand out from his colleagues, that is the credo of the Algerian rapper Tif. The 27-year-old’s real name is Toufik Bouhraoua and he has developed a hybrid sound between Chaâbi, a traditional Algerian genre, Andalusian music and rap. On autumn tour for […]
Dalila Dalléas Bouzar and her “Infinite Vessel”: “I am very sensitive to the type of representation”
The French-Algerian artist Dalila Dalléas Bouzar, who exhibits in Paris at the Palais de Tokyo in the Temple of Contemporary Art, is her Infinite ship. She takes us through a huge embroidered tent into the Tassili Desert in Algeria, inspired by this site of prehistoric paintings that stretches for hundreds of kilometers on the border […]
Algeria, Raï and Méhari with Rabah Mezouane and Mohamed Lamouri
The French label Born Bad Records releases a compilation of “Oranese raï” À Moi La Liberté, 83-90, Early Electronic Raï “. Rabah Mezouane, author of the booklet, talks about these crazy and electrifying years. Then #SessionLive welcomes Mohamed Lamouri for the release of his second album Mehari. (Repetition) Historic Canal Raï. Here is a compilation […]