Khadija - a song of resistance
Khadija -an old woman from Mila, Algeria, the forgotten heroine of the Algerian revolution, tells us about her story as a woman in war, her struggle for an independent Algeria. This is a clip of Khadijah singing a song from the past as a mode of resistance and an expression of rebellion against french colonization and state violence in the context of the Algerian War.
Aldjia - traditional wedding song
Aldjia sings a song that is sung in the region of Mila, Algeria. This song is about the life-changing moment of a young woman before she is married off. The women from the groom's family sing traditional music and dance the whole time the bride is on her way to the groom's house for the marriage ceremony.