IDIR
Idir
Gender: Male
Known for: Sound
Birthday: October 25, 1945
Deathday: May 2, 2020
Place of Birth: At Yenni, Algeria
Biography
Hamid Cheriet (Kabyle: Ḥamid Ceryat; 25 October 1949 – 2 May 2020), better known by his stage name Idir, was a Kabyle Algerian 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.