Akim El Sikameya
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The Franco-Algerian singer Akim El Sikameya, with his top C voice, powerful yet ambiguous, and his unique fiddling style playing the fiddle rested on his thighs, while standing up, carries a very singular Arab–Mediterranean universe - between gypsy and jazzy tones, sometimes raï, flamenco or klezmer ska.
About Akim El Sikameya
Born in Oran, a city considered to be the Algerian capital of music, Akim El Sikameya joined a well-known Arab-Andalusian music school at the age of 8. Thanks to his studies, Akim has formed a strong musical background as well as an all-embracing outlook on life, which crosses borders and cultures.
At the time, Oran was waking up to a different style of music, raϊ, as the Algerian youth were introduced to artists such as Cheb Khaled, Chaba Fadela and Cheb Mami. While Akim’s lyrics speak out against fundamentalism and the totalitarianism of his homeland, he does not adopt the plain-speaking lyrical customs of raϊ. Rather, he writes in a style more reminiscent of a semi-classical, Andalusian approach, while attempting to remove the elitist reputation of the lyrics to allow them to be accessed by the populace.
At the time, Oran was waking up to a different style of music, raϊ, as the Algerian youth were introduced to artists such as Cheb Khaled, Chaba Fadela and Cheb Mami. While Akim’s lyrics speak out against fundamentalism and the totalitarianism of his homeland, he does not adopt the plain-speaking lyrical customs of raϊ. Rather, he writes in a style more reminiscent of a semi-classical, Andalusian approach, while attempting to remove the elitist reputation of the lyrics to allow them to be accessed by the populace.
"Aini" par Akim El Sikameya en concert dessine aux Noubas d'Ici
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