HAMURTH NNEGH

Hi, metta hallem/t,
Happy Eid!

Source: mohsenmalmsteen

Enjoy!

An Interview with Djamel "djo" Sabri

Thanks i: dakeyousse

AMAWAL

• isnin : both
• yyiD : others
• ud'esqina : don't know(nech/I)
  

Hamurth nu Shawi

Hi, metta hallem/t,
The band Ithrene made an appearance at CanalAlgerie3. They talked about their music and their incoming new album. It is nice to see that leghruz nnegh, our boys are getting some exposure. The members of the band are from Oum el Bouaghi, Algeria. All the best i therwa n Sidi Arghis!

Source: mohsenmalmsteen

ma izayyeq lafjer fella,
ad’ ekkregh wa ad' mejregh

ma T3acha T3ashwiT fella,
ad’welligh gher TamzirT n yemma

Aissa Jermouni : A Flashback

Yep, the master himself. I'm not sure about the date, but it is a rare find. Feel the Jermouni groove and relive an era of years gone by. LOVELY!



Source : Tarekcom

Rock with the boys of Sidi Arghis

Hi, metta hallem/t,
I'm a believer that Oum el Bouaghi is the capital city of Algeria's rock n roll.
Enjoy and have a nice weekend!

ITHRENE

SPOTLIGHT ON REBEL DJAMEL "djo" SABRI

Djamel Sabri aka Djo is the leader of the famous shawi band Les Berberes. He is considered one of the giants of modern shawi music. Djo & Les Berberes played a major role in bringing the modern shawi music to the national and international scenes. Their music is a mixture of rock, traditional and blues. Djo and Les Berberes are known for their powerful lyrics and their ability to to bring shawi traditions to life. Their lyrics deal with themes such as history, identity and shawi traditions.

Les Berberes enjoyed success with such hits as bachtola, shawi yegguma and yemma lkahina, just to name a few.

A teacher by profession, djo was born in 1958 in Oum el Bouaghi, where he still lives and works.

YEMMA LKAHINA


a3law yekhfif, afer nnes akhlal
asfifeT nnes TaZda su fus n lkahina
yemma yemma, yemma lkahina

Aqerbus n wuregh d' l3ud'a n trikTa
menhu ad' irekben? memmiss n lkahina
yemma yemma , yemma lkahina

machi d' igujilen, yemma d' lkahina
ahbab nu khanfuf Tarwa n tchawiya
yemma yemma, yemma lkahina

awessu yeHman, lmechta aSemmat
ird'en t timzin TamureT n lkahina
yemma yemma, yemma lkahina

........, lucham wag yebha
ittawin n tmureT yelliss n lkahina
yemma yemma, yemma lkahina

afuk yeggaren fellas ad' yemsa
izayeq wass, zrigh lkahina
yemma yemma, yemma lkahina

a ziri yeDwan, a yiTri i3alan
izoren n lbarbar tghannen lkahina
yemma yemma, yemma lkahina.

AMAWAL

• izoren : roots
• iTri : star
• afuk : sun
• ird'en : wheat
• Timzin/himzin : barley
• a3law : burnous

A SALEH U 3AMMI

An oldie but a goodie, a Saleh u 3ammi is one of the most popular shawi songs ever. It comes second only to lahwa n wad'rar. There are different versions of a Salah u 3ammi, but the idea is the same. A guy chastises his lady friend for choosing another guy over him.

Amadiaz

A SALEH U 3AMMI

a Saleh u 3ammi
metta akannen iDalli

yusid taxi d'eg ass
yewwi Mannana d' yemmas

mannan ya mannan

wwinichem s lmal
umam d' agujil iDiq fellas lHal

inaya wa haminigh
yataSamad n wul

inaya mani ad' u3igh

lal n echeche amallal
umam d' agujil

ulaghrich lmal

mannan ya mannan

ya3jabam u qaffal
hattud' u 3ammim

yaTghayyar fellam lHal

Amawal
-iDalli : last night
-ass : day
-amallal : white
-ulaghrich : I don't have
-inaya : tell me
-mani : where
-agujil : orphan
-yewwi : took
-hattud : forgot(you)
-metta : what