Idir (singer)

Hamid Cheriet (Kabyle: Ḥamid Ceryat; 25 October 1945 – 2 May 2020), better known by his stage name Idir, was an Algerian Kabyle singer-songwriter and musician. Referred to as the "King of Amazigh music", he is regarded as one of the most significant modern day figures in Algerian and Amazigh culture, history, and struggle.

Quotes

• When you belong to a minority, you start believing that you're vulnerable, that the powerful can eat you up because even though your culture exists, it doesn't have the means to develop and survive.

• I loved everything about these protests: the intelligence of these youths, their humour, their determination to remain peaceful.

• I admit that these moments were like a breath of fresh air.