Check out this new site to encourage the Amazigh artists who are bringing this popular type of music to the Amazigh culture. Please let us know what you think by typing a comment below.

Adlis:
Tixurdas n Saɛid Weḥsen
(Adaptation kabyle des Fourberies de Scapin, de Molière)
sɣur:
Muḥend Uyeḥya, Ǧamal Abbac, Saɛid Ḥemmac, Yidir Nayt Abdella, Taḥar Slimani, Meqran Tagemmut, Bubekker Almi.
Tiẓrigin: Accab, 2012.

Adlis:
Asegzawal ameẓẓyan n tsekla (Small Literature Dictionary)
sɣur:
Muḥend Akli Salḥi
Tiẓrigin:
Odyssee, 2012.
133 isebtaren

It is with extreme sadness that we learned that Kabyl music legend Cherif Kheddam passed away. He died on January 23rd in a Paris hospital following a long sickness. Cherif Kheddam was someone we could call a master of Kabyl music. Not only he modernized Kabyl music but he trained so many young singers that rose to fame such as Ferhat, Nouara, etc. He is leaving us but he is leaving a monumental heritage to be enjoyed by many many generations. Each one of his songs is a creation. He touched on everything that touched Kabyl life. From life's hardships to emigration, from Algeria to Kabyl heritage and from the forbidden love to women's rights. His repertory was vast and his lyrics always measured. Many of his fans would have a hard time picking a favorite song. Above all it is the music. His music brings something to the soul. 
Our thoughts go to his family and loved ones. They go also to the Amazigh people as a whole as we mourn the loss of another pillar of Amazigh culture. May the younger generations cherish Dda Cherif's work and use it as an inspiration.
Dda Cherif, we are sad to see you go. Your songs and music were a part of our lives and will remain so as long as we live.
Ḥsen Larbi

English
Date and time:  Saturday January 14, 2012, from 4 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Place: Cuisine of India Restaurant 1163 East Ogden Avenue Naperville, IL 60608 

Contacts : Akli: 630-728-3042 ; Rabah: 309-310-7709 ; Karim: 312-479-8435 
Restaurant: 630-548-9440 

Dear ACAA Member and Friend of Tamazight 
We would like to inform you that ACAA is celebrating Yennayer 2962 on Saturday January 14, 2012. It will be at Cuisine of India Restaurant in Naperville, Illinois.
All ACAA members and friends of Tamazight are invited and we hope that many of
you will be able to attend. 

Program: 
4:00-5:00 p.m.: Welcome and reception 
5:00-6:00 p.m.: Discussion on Tamazight Issues. 
6:00-7:00 p.m.: Dinner 
7:00- 9:00 p.m.: Amazigh cultural activities that include kids’ activities, poetry reading, story  telling, and music. 

The entrance fee is: kids: $10, adult: $20 per person. We hope that you can join us at this celebration. To help us better plan for this event please confirm your attendance by calling Akli at 630-728-3042 or Rabah at 309-310-7709 or by sending email to anatugana@comcast.net or rabah_97@yahoo.com. by January 10, 2012. The restaurant requires us to provide the number of guests by January 11, 2012. 
See you on January 14, 2012.

It was a cold day at all three places but many people braved the December weather and showed up. They came to lend a hand to the Amazigh Libyans who are fighting to have a say in the new political landscape that is shaping up in their country. The new National Transitional Council has already shown anti-Amazigh tendencies. This is nothing more than a political game that uses fear (fear of the Amazigh) to cement the new Arabo-Islamist groups that are trying to grab power. The Libyan nationaly unity will be built on the ashes of the Amazigh. This would be nothing but a continuation of the same old policy of anihilation of the Amazigh, as a people, a culture and a language that the longest reigning dictator (Gaddafi) has practiced.

As for fighting against the tyrant, the Libyan Amazighs did plenty of. They did so in the indifference of the rest of the country. When the entire country finally united to oust the mad man, the Amazighs did no hesitate a second. They fought valliantly and if it weren't for them Gaddafi would not fall.

The Amazighs of Libya want to live in dignity. They want their identity and culture to be recognized ad they want to above all to participate in a new democratic Libya. So they want to be fairly represented and have a say in what happens to them and to the country.

The North American Support Committee to The Amazighs of Libya, the Amazigh Cultural Association in America and the Berber American Community all joined hands to gather Saturday and Sunday to tell the world that the work in Libya is not done. Discrimination is still at work. Most of all to tell the Amazighs of Libya that we are with them and support their fight for dignity and justice.

Protest locations:

Ottawa, Canada
Location: Parliament Hill
Date & time: Saturday 12/17/11 at 2:00 PM

Montreal, Canada
Location: In front of Radio-Television Canada
Date & time: Sunday 12/18/11 at 11 AM

New York City, USA
Location Central Park (59th St & 5th Ave)
Date & time: Saturday 12/17/11 at 1:00 PM

Boston, USA
Location: Boston Common
Date & time: Saturday 12/17/11 at 12:00 AM

Below this text are fliers for each location and a press release by BAC.

The Amazigh people of Libya played a leading role in the fall of the Gaddafi dictatorship. They brought the Amazigh culture and language to the forefront by making it an important part of their struggle. They fought as Imazighen [Free People] and insisted that all Libyans and the rest of the world know this critical fact. Nobody can ignore the crucial role they played in freeing Libya from the claws of a mad dictator. The NTC [National Transitional Council] took over the reins of government from him.  This junta did not waste any time in unveiling their real face vis-à-vis Imazighen. They did not only exclude the Amazigh component from the new interim government. No. They actually granted a ministerial position to an individual who made racist statements against Imazighen at an August meeting of the NTC.

The Imazighen say they are not prepared to negotiate the status the Amazigh language and culture will have in Libya. They rejected the new government and withdrew their representatives from the NTC. They made their demands clear. Since November 23, they have been out in the streets of Tripoli and throughout the Amazigh region to denounce the new Libyan government and the NTC, which they describe as racist. Imazighen played a crucial role in the overthrow of Gaddafi. So, they have earned the right to sit at the Libyan table. How can any government claim legitimacy without them? Their fight will continue until justice is done.

The Amazigh people of Libya are giving us the best example of determination in the fight to preserve the Amazigh culture. The world must show its support and not forget the struggle of and the discrimination against this courageous people. In particular, we are calling on the Amazigh associations, organizations, and activists worldwide to mobilize and show their support for this noble cause. It is crucial that we stand beside the Amazigh people of Libya. We want them to know they are not alone. We must be together in any issue that concerns our identity. December 17 has been designated as the international day of solidarity with the Amazigh people of Libya and to denounce any attempt by the NTC to bury the aspirations of this brave people. No more dictatorship in Libya. We also take this opportunity to denounce all the past government attempts throughout North Africa to bury the Amazigh people's dreams for freedom and justice.

Join us on December 17. Let us fly the flag of peace, true democracy, and justice and show our Amazigh brothers and sisters in Libya that we are with them. No more racist dictatorship in Libya.

Signed

The North American Support Committee for the Amazigh of Libya
The Amazigh Cultural Association in America
The Berber American Community