Adventures in Afropea 2: The Best of Djur Djura: Voice of Silence

by Djur Djura

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1.	Ad Cethent Tulas (The Young Girls Are Going To Dance) 05:49	buy track
2.	Derya U Mazir (Heirs To The Future) 03:51	buy track
3.	Fihel Asirem (You Must Act) 04:24	buy track
4.	Nura (Nora) 04:30	buy track
5.	A Dezzi A Saa (The Wheel Of Destiny) 04:56	buy track
6.	A Seltan Nat Maslaht (King Of The Broom) 05:46	buy track
7.	Felli D Ttlam (For Me, It's Night) 03:54	buy track
8.	Azemmur (Our Land Of Olives) 03:44	buy track
9.	Achal Im Di Nan Sver (The Challenge) 03:59	buy track
10.	Arrac N Lzayer (The Youth Of Algeria) 04:11	buy track
11.	Tarewla (The Escape) 06:08	buy track
12.	A Nanna (My Eldest Sister) 04:25	buy track
13.	Tahuzzut (Lullaby) 04:35	buy track

about

Born in a remote fortress village in a region of Algeria known as Kabylia, Djura began her existence on the edge between life and death. Had she been born a boy, her birth would have been heralded by rifle shots and yu-yus. Instead, Djura’s mother, devastated over the birth of a daughter, refused to celebrate or feed the baby girl. Djura was saved by one of her grandfather’s wives, who miraculously was able to nurse her. Djura thrived under the care of her grandmother, who raised her until she was five.
The Kabylia people are Berbers who speak a language of their own (one which is quite different than Arabic) and have a fierce pride in their identity. This strong code of honor, along with a traditional patriarchal “protection” of women, often leads to curses, vendettas and violent deaths, even within families. Djura’s independent nature and passion led her to rebel against her family and the traditional role of a Berber woman, and it is this struggle for personal freedom that forms the subject matter of many of her songs.