AKIM EL SIKAMEYA
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Akim EL SIKAMEYA : Chant Lead, violon
Genre:
Masculin
Hometown:
ALGERIE/FRANCE
Record Label:
WORLD MUSIC NETWORK(UK)/HARMONIA MUNDI/LILA RECORDS
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Members:
Akim EL SIKAMEYA : Chant Lead, violon
Genre:
Masculin
Hometown:
ALGERIE/FRANCE
Record Label:
WORLD MUSIC NETWORK(UK)/HARMONIA MUNDI/LILA RECORDS

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Website:
http://www.akimelsikameya.com
http://www.myspace.com/akimsikameya
Current Location:
Paris
General Manager:
Cecile COUDIERE/Salim BEY
Booking Agent:
LES VOIX ANDALOUSES
Press Contact:
LES VOIX ANDALOUSES
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The Algerian singer Akim El Sikameya, with his top C voice powerful but ambiguous carries a very singular Arab–Mediterranean universe _ between gypsy and jazzy tones, sometimes raï, flamenco or klezmer ska.
This new album, ‘Un chouia d’amour’ - he gives his bit of love with passion - is like his violin : sometimes cheerful sometimes mournful but always standing – put on his lap – like Akim stands up to fondamentalism.
Akim is a libertine for present times, a rare artist not to miss!

Le chanteur algérien Akim El Sikameya, à la voix de haute contre aussi puissante qu’ambiguë, propose un univers arabo – méditerranéen très singulier, entre tonalités tziganes et accents jazzy, flirtant avec le raï, le flamenco et le ska klezmer.
Son nouvel album, « Un chouia d’amour » qu’il distille avec passion, est à l’image de son violon : toujours debout sur ses genoux, capable de faire rire ou pleurer, il lutte contre l’intégrisme par la seule intégrité de son art.
Akim est un libertin des temps présents, un artiste à ne pas manquer.
Biography:
Born in Oran, the musical capital of Algeria, Akim El Sikameya studied Arab-Andalusian music from a young age. Sadly, in 1991, civil war erupted between Islamic fundamentalists and the Algerian government, sparking a bloody conflict that lasted until 2002. An estimated 200,000 people were killed in the civil war, and a strategic attempt was carried out to eliminate artists and intellectuals, forcing thousands into exile. Following his brothers, who were threatened by fatwas in their homeland,... (read more)