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Raï Story: From Cheikha Rimitti to Cheba Djenet

Raï Story: From Cheikha Rimitti to Cheba Djenet

DEC 1, 2004 · 55 MIN · DIR. SAMIA MADELEINE VERSCHAFFELT

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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

    Cheikha Remitti

    Self

  • Cheba Djenet

    Cheba Djenet

    Self

  • Cheba Dalila

    Cheba Dalila

    Self

  • Chaba Fadela

    Chaba Fadela

    Self (archive footage)

  • Chaba Zahouania

    Chaba Zahouania

    Self (archive footage)

  • Cheb Hasni

    Cheb Hasni

    Self (archive footage)

  • Cheb Khaled

    Cheb Khaled

    Self (archive footage)

  • Cheb Mami

    Cheb Mami

    Self (archive footage)

  • Raïna Raï

    Raïna Raï

    Self (archive footage)

  • Messaoud Bellemou

    Messaoud Bellemou

    Self (archive footage)

  • Mohamed Lamine

    Mohamed Lamine

    Self (archive footage)

  • Belkacem Bouteldja

    Self

Crew

Writer

Samia Madeleine Verschaffelt

Writer

Ahmed Rachedi

Director of Photography

Mustapha Belmihoub

Producer

Marianne Khoury

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