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Kabyle Village of Taourirt - Northern Algeria

Kabyle Village of Taourirt - Northern Algeria in the Bouira Province - The Kabyle people are Berbers from North Eastern Algeria - estimated population today of 5 million individuals. Date: circa 1910s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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Gnawa musicians - ethnic group inhabiting Morocco and Algeria in the Maghreb

Gnawa musicians - ethnic group inhabiting Morocco and Algeria in the Maghreb. Gnawa music is characterized by instrumentation. Large, heavy iron castanets known as qraqab or krakebs as shown in this photo feature heavily. Gnawas perform a complex liturgy, called lila or derdeba. Date: circa 1950s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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ALGERIA Hoggar Mountains Semi desert landscape with rock formations near Tamanrasset. Ahaggar Mountains

© eye ubiquitous / hutchison

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