Idir trained to be a geologist, but “his life took a twist in 1973 when he was called up as a last-minute replacement on the radio to sing ‘A Vava Inouva.’ It was a lullaby with the ‘rich oral traditions’ of the Berber culture and became a beloved song in the country” – and he continued to give voice to Berber and Kabyle culture from then on. – The Washington Post (AP)