21 years ago, Lounes Matoub was robbed of his life and Kabylia was robbed of one its best individuals. Kind, sincere, open, dedicated, frank, he represented integrity in a country that lacked it dearly. Matoub was assassinated in broad daylight on a peaceful mountain road near his village of Taourirt Moussa. What a day that June 25 1998. We Kabyls and Amazighs in general still grieve for this man. They stole him from us and we feel so violated by this act. This is a violence against one human being, an artist, a singer, an advocate, a humanist, a man who is loved by his fans and the entire region that gave him birth. But it is a violence against lots of people: The Kabyle and Amazigh peoples. Matoub represented everything that is good about one's fight for freedom and dignity. He was a symbol for all Imazighen. We still mourn Lounes and we still sing his songs... Physically he was taken from us, spiritually he is immortal! Rest in peace Lounes. You are present within us everyday. Your eternal voice and poems help us carry on...
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