Mbarek Athmane known as Othmane Bali,[1] (May 1953 – 17 June 2005) was an Algerian Tuareg singer.

Bali issued his first album in 1986,[2] and afterward worked on promoting Tuareg music in the Tamahaq language.

Bali worked with world-famous singers such as Steve Shehan.

[citation needed] Bali died in an accident in his car after the flooding of a river in his native region of Djanet.

[3] After his death, his son Nabil Bali continued his legacy and took the same path as his father.