Programme

Ho ria
Aïchi

Chants courtois de l’Aurès
Salle de Musique de Chambre
Fri
Houria Aïchi holding a frame drum outdoors, with purple flowering trees in the background.
©: sifeelamine

What you’ll hear and see

The artists

  • Houria Aïchi vocals, bendir
  • Mohamed Abdennour mandole, oud, backing vocals
  • Philippe Botta flute, percussion, backing vocals
  • Adhil Mirghani percussion, backing vocals
  • Taoufik Mimouni keyboards, backing vocals

Born in the heart of the Aurès mountains,

in Algeria, Houria Aïchi has been the region’s discreet musical ambassador for forty years. Influenced in her approach to the repertoire by the sociology she studied in her youth, she will be breathing new life into a collection of sensual and jubilant songs celebrating the joy of love.