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souad massi at tff rudolstadt 2013 . -lsb- https://www.facebook.com/souad.massi] 1989 & ndash ; present algiers , algeria island solo_singer 23 august 1972 vocals , guitar rock , world music , country , fado , algerian folk music souad massi tff 01.jpg souad massi
 musician , songwriter
souad massi

souad massi -lrb- سعاد ماسي -rrb- , born august 23 , 1972 , is an algerian singer , songwriter and guitarist .
she began her career performing in the kabyle political rock band atakor , before leaving the country following a series of death threats .
in 1999 , massi performed at the `` femmes d'algerie '' concert in paris , which led to a recording contract with island records .
massi 's music , which prominently features the acoustic guitar , displays western musical style influences such as rock , country or the portuguese fado but sometimes incorporates oriental musical influences and oriental instruments like the oud as well as african musical stylings .
massi sings in algerian arabic , french , and occasionally english and kabyle -lrb- berber language -rrb- , often employing multiple languages in the same song .
