Messaoud Nedjahi (Arabic: مسعود نجاحي; 24 January 1954 – 30 August 2021) was an Algerian writer and singer-songwriter.[1]
Messaoud Nedjahi | |
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_1.JPG) Nedjahi in 2015 | |
| Born | 24 January 1954 M'Chouneche, French Algeria, France |
| Died | 30 August 2021 (aged 67) Paris, France |
| Nationality | Algerian |
| Occupation(s) | Writer Singer-Songwriter |
Biography
editNedjahi was born in M'Chouneche on 24 January 1954 and moved to Batna in 1958 following expulsion from the French government.[2] His father was deported to Cayenne and died in 1970.[3] Nedjahi underwent persecution for speaking the Shawiya language, with his play, Jugurta, being banned in 1974.[2] Afterwards, he translated poems in Shawiya.[3]
In 1972, Nedjahi began studying at Constantine 1 University, beginning his exploration of the artistic world and allowing him to meet Cherif Merzouki, Abderrahmane Tamine, Abdelali Boughrara, Jeballah Bellakh, Mohamed Demagh, and Hocine Houara.[3] One of his art exhibitions was vandalized and his friend, Safia de Tamlilt, was burned.[2] In 1979, he met Dihya and became her writer, composer, and arranger.[3]
In 1980, Nedjahi participated in the Berber Spring in Algiers, Tizi Ouzou, and Boumerdès and refused to enlist for his Algerian military service. After the threat of imprisonment, he went into exile in France in 1981, where he stayed for 27 years.[2]
Nedjahi devoted himself to writing and publishing, reissuing works by Apuleius, such as The Golden Ass.[4] He also led conferences which covered themes of Berber civilization, personal identity, Apuleius, and the Berber experience.[5] In 2008, he returned to Algeria and settled in the Aurès region. In 2016, he was invited to give a lecture on the history of Batna at the Centre universitaire Saleh Daoud.[6]
Nedjahi died of COVID-19 in Paris on 30 August 2021, at the age of 67.[7]
Books
edit- La becquée n'a pas suffi
- Aurès insolite
- Aurès insoumis
- Aurès ou les feuillets morts d'un amnésique
- Massinissa, le seigneur des coquelicots
- Jugurtha, l'héritier du coquelicot
- Autopsie d'une identité
- Profession : Infirmière[8]
- Tamenraset sous la neige
- Ug Zelmad l'insoumis
- Les anges naissent en Aurès
- Les trois précieuses
- La muse m'a dit
- Systole et diastole
Musical albums
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ferhat Mehenni rend hommage à Messaoud Nedjahi". Siwel (in French). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Entretien avec Messaoud Nedjahi : "Je suis un Chaoui qui écrit et chante en chaoui"". Dépêche de Kabylie (in French). 28 July 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d Bouseloua, Nadia; Guerfi, Azeddine; Mokhtari, Rachid; Thiriez, Philippe (2011). Aurès, Vivre La Terre Chaouie - Messaoud Nedjahi (in French). Algiers: Chihab Éditions. ISBN 978-9961-63-839-2.
- ^ "Tout ce que je fais est en rapport direct avec les Aurès". Liberté (in French). 10 December 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Messaoud Nedjahi donne un cycle de conférences à Paris". Liberté (in French). 10 December 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ Ramez, Amir J. (10 February 2016). "أبواب مفتوحة على الثقافة الأمازيغية". Aures News (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ Haidar, Sarah (1 September 2021). "La culture chaouie en deuil". Le Soir d'Algerie (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ Nedjahi, Messaoud (2007). Profession : Infirmière (in French). Éditions Publibook. ISBN 978-2748335224.
- ^ "L'Honneur aux femmes". Le Midi Libre (in French). 16 September 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ Modéran, Y. (2008). "Koceila". Encyclopédie Berbère (in French) (28–29): 4255–4264. doi:10.4000/encyclopedieberbere.101.