Cheikha Rimitti
Also known as Cheikha Remitti, Remitti, Saadia El Ghizania
Algerian female raï singer(8 May 1923- 15 May 2006)
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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 living <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Cheikha+Rim
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