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Cheikha Rimitti

Cheikha Rimitti has been played on NTS in shows including Mosca, featured first on 3 March 2018. Songs played include Ghir El Baroud, Hina Ou Hina and Hak Hak.

Cheikha Rimitti (شيخة ريميتي‎) (born سعدية الغيزانية Saadia El Ghizania, (8 May 1923, Tessala, Algeria – d. 15 May 2006, Paris, France) was a popular Algerian raï female singer. At 15 she joined a troupe of traditional Algerian musicians and learnt to sing and dance. In 1943 she moved to the rural town of Relizane and began writing her own songs. Her songs described the tough life endured by the Algerian poor, focusing on everyday struggle of…

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Ghir El Baroud
Cheikha Remitti
Michel Levy Productions1989
Ghir El Baroud
Cheikha RemittiMichel Levy Productions1989
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Hina Ou Hina
Rimitti
The Intense Music2005
Hina Ou Hina
RimittiThe Intense Music2005
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Hak Hak
Cheikha Rimitti
Sonodisc2000
Hak Hak
Cheikha RimittiSonodisc2000
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Nakhla
Cheikha Rimitti
Sonodisc2000
Nakhla
Cheikha RimittiSonodisc2000
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Nouar
Cheikha Rimitti
Sonodisc2000
Nouar
Cheikha RimittiSonodisc2000
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Ghir El Baroud
Cheikha Remitti
Buda Musique1988
Ghir El Baroud
Cheikha RemittiBuda Musique1988
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Lila Blila
Cheikha Remitti
Culture Press2000
Lila Blila
Cheikha RemittiCulture Press2000
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