Raï Story: From Cheikha Rimitti to Cheba Djenet
From Cheikha Rimitti to Cheba Djenet
Raï Story is a musical journey in search of the Raï legend, Cheikha Remitti, in Oran, Algeria, where the Raï musical tradition began. In 1923, the first Raï singers performed behind screens during ceremonies to protect their identity. It was only when the music of singer Cheikha Remitti began to gain popularity among the general public that Raï music was made public, in the 1940s. Cheikha Remitti, who lives between Paris and Oran, is nowhere to be found, the filmmakers then decide to meet producers, musicians, singers like Cheba Dalila or Cheba Djenet, for whom Remitti created a wake. The opportunity, through these unique stories, illustrated with archive images, to retrace the important place of women in this musical tradition and the transformation of Raï music from the 1960s to 2000.
Cast
Cheikha Remitti
Self
Cheba Djenet
Self
Cheba Dalila
Self
Chaba Fadela
Self (archive footage)
Chaba Zahouania
Self (archive footage)
Cheb Hasni
Self (archive footage)
Cheb Khaled
Self (archive footage)
Cheb Mami
Self (archive footage)
Raïna Raï
Self (archive footage)
Messaoud Bellemou
Self (archive footage)
Mohamed Lamine
Self (archive footage)
Belkacem Bouteldja
Self
Cheikh Mekki Nouna
Self
Cheikha El Ouachma
Self
Boualem Benhaoua
Self
Abdelazziz Bekhti
Self
Nasser Jabi
Self - Sociologue
Details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
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- Languages
- French
- Budget
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- Revenue
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- Age rating
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- Quality
- 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
- Production
- MISR International FilmsZentropa International SwedenOgnon PicturesLes Fils Chafik Fathallah
Crew
Director
Samia Madeleine Verschaffelt
Writers
Samia Madeleine Verschaffelt, Ahmed Rachedi
Mustapha Belmihoub
Director of Photography
