"We called each other everyday, we were very close. I had a hard time feeling the frustration of not being able to come and see him because I caught the coronavirus", confides to France 24 Tanina Cheriet, the daughter of singer Idir .

The death of this Kabyle music legend, which occurred in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, on May 2, 2020, has shocked many people, especially within the Algerian diaspora. "He was Kabyle, but he was a man of the world", likes to recall Tanina Cheriet.

Some did not understand that Idir was buried in France and not in his native Algeria. "I completely understand people who find it difficult to accept it, but I hope that their hearts will settle down and that they will accept papa's decision. Whether he is buried in France in Paris, in Algiers or in Rio. .. as he was a man of the world, the Earth belongs to him ", estimates the young woman.

"One of its fundamental principles and values ​​which we hold dear is its humanism and universalism", recalls Tanina Cheriet. For the artist's daughter, Idir has left behind a work that will continue to resonate well beyond Algeria and Kabylia.

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