The name Berber comes from the Latin Barbar or Barbarian.In their own language the Berbers call themselves Amazigh (Free Men).Their race is thought to have existed as far back as 3000 BC.I think they originally are from around the area of the Black Sea and have made the trip to north Africa before the dawn of time.
In Amazigh culture women hold higher status than in Arabic culture.
In 760 AD the Amazigh high priestess Kahina who was in fact a Jewish convert,led her people against Arab invaders and drove them back for a time,though eventually losing her life in the struggle.
Cover:"Berber Woman" by Emile Vernet-Lecomte.
I lived for a couple of years in a house with a Berber family in Casablanca,Morocco and therefore have an appreciation for the people and their culture.The music I used is more or less an impression of "eastern style music",so if you're expecting to hear any Amazigh beats I gotta disappoint you here!
