Cheikha Rimitti الشيخة الرّيميتي | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Saadia El Ghizania |
Also known as | Cheikha Rimitti |
Born | Tessala, Algeria | 8 May 1923
Origin | Tessala, Algeria |
Died | 15 May 2006 Paris, France | (aged 83)
Genres | Raï[1] |
Occupations | Singer, instrumentalist |
Instruments | Gaspa, guellal (traditional), drums, violin |
Years active | 40s–2006 |
Website | [1] |
Cheikha Rimitti (Arabic: شيخة ريميتي) (born سعدية الغيزانية Saadia El Ghizania, 8 May 1923 – 15 May 2006[2]) was an Algerian raï female singer.
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