A band performs at a music festival in Ait Bouada, a village in the Kabylie region in the mountains east of Algiers, Algeria.
A band performs at a music festival in Ait Bouada, a village in the Kabylie region in the mountains east of Algiers, Algeria.
Women in traditional dress perform at the festival.
Women in traditional dress perform at the festival.
A crowd gathers to watch performers in the mountain village.
A crowd gathers to watch performers in the mountain village.
Female musicians in traditional clothing play instruments and sing during the festival.
Female musicians in traditional clothing play instruments and sing during the festival.
The festival is held in the Kabylie region of the mountains east of the capital Algiers.
The festival is held in the Kabylie region of the mountains east of the capital Algiers.
Women wear traditional dress during the music festival.
Women wear traditional dress during the music festival.

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Algerians enjoy a traditional music festival - in pictures

Dancers and musicians performed in Ath Bouada, a village in the Kabylie region

The National

July 03, 2021

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Name: Shamsa Hassan Safar

Nationality: Emirati

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Favourite music: Mohammed Abdu and modern Arabic songs

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Collection centres in Abu Dhabi include:

  • Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC)
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  • Al Towayya in Al Ain
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  • NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain
  • NMC Royal Medical Centre - Abu Dhabi
  • NMC Royal Women’s Hospital.
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Winners

Ballon d’Or (Men’s)
Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain / France)

Ballon d’Or Féminin (Women’s)
Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona / Spain)

Kopa Trophy (Best player under 21 – Men’s)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona / Spain)

Best Young Women’s Player
Vicky López (Barcelona / Spain)

Yashin Trophy (Best Goalkeeper – Men’s)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City / Italy)

Best Women’s Goalkeeper
Hannah Hampton (England / Aston Villa and Chelsea)

Men’s Coach of the Year
Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain)

Women’s Coach of the Year
Sarina Wiegman (England)

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