Algérie Presse Service (APS) – May 13, 2012

Algerian singer Souad Massi Will be featured next July 7 in an evening concert at New York’s “Celebrate Brooklyn 2012” festival due to open June 5 until August 11, Bric Arts, the festival’s Website, said.

Born in 1972 in Algiers, Souad Massi is one of the best-known Algerian female singers. She made her debut in the 1990s before she settled in France. “Raoui”, her first album (2001), met with great success and brought fame to the guitar-playing artist.

The date of her concert (July 7) will coincide with the “fiftieth anniversary of Algeria’s independence,” said the same source. Massi will sing in duet with Palestinian-American artist Simon Chahine, who represents “one of the best Arab voices abroad,” said the Website.

“Souad Massi, whose style fuses folk music, rock, pop and Chaabi, is one of the most melodious and enthralling voices in North Africa,” the festival organizer said.

A slew of artists and bands from all over the world will take part in this cultural event open to the public.

Started in 1979, the “Celebrate Brooklyn” Festival is usually draws some 250,000 people from the U.S. and elsewhere to enjoy a rich program including musical concerts, theater plays, movies, and dances.