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Lounès Matoub
Algerian musician (1956–1998)
Lounès Matoub معطوب الوناس | |
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Matoub during his military service from 1975 to 1977 | |
| Birth name | Lounès Matoub |
| Also known as | Meεṭub Lwennas |
| Born | (1956-01-24)24 January 1956 Aït Douala, French Algeria |
| Died | 25 June 1998(1998-06-25) (aged 42) Aït Aïssi, Algeria |
| Genres | Chaabi |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician, poet, political activist |
| Instrument(s) | Algerian mandole, guitar |
| Years active | 1978–1998 |
Musical artist
Lounès Matoub (Kabyle: Lwennas Meɛṭub; Arabic: معطوب الوناس; 24 January 1956 – 25 June 1998) was an Algerian Kabylian singer, poet, and thinker who sparked an intellectual revolution, and mandole player who was an advocate of the Berber cause, human rights, and secularism in Algeria throughout his life.
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