Identity in Matoub Louanes' and Joe Heaney's selected songs
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2016
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university of Oum-El-Bouaghi
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This research investigates the issue of identity in Matoub Lounes and Joe Heaney's songs. More specifically, it analyzes the two singers' songs in english using the post colonial theory and explaining how art had a role in sending people's thoughts to the world. Matoub Lounes and Joe Heaney spent their life writing traditional songs expressing their feelings and showing
the world the real meaning of identity. Matoub Lounes has many songs which characterizes the Algerian identity from ancient time until the recent decades. Joe Heaney, too, wrote his songs showing Ireland's culture especially recent times until the 20th century. This work starts by the historical background of Algeria and Ireland, which helps defining identity and
the reasons behind its marginalization. In brief, this study seeks the theme of identity in two different countries from different continents, by choosing music as tool to study starting from poems.
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Matoub, Lounes : identité algérienne, Irish identity : Joe Heaney