Rabah Driassa

Rabah Driassa
رابح درياسة
Background information
Birth nameRabah Driassa
Born(1934-08-19)19 August 1934[1]
OriginBlida, Algeria
Died8 October 2021(2021-10-08) (aged 87)
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Singer, musician
InstrumentVocals
Years active1953–1990
LabelsTlemcen music

Rabah Driassa (19 August 1934 – 8 October 2021[2]) was an Algerian painter[3] and singer interpreting folk music. He was mostly active between the 1950s through 1980s where a number of his songs ("Hizia", "Nejma Qotbia", "El Goumri") became national hits in Algeria.[4]

  1. ^ "Vibrant hommage à l'icône de la chanson algérienne Rabah Driassa – الشروق أونلاين". 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. ^ Décès de l'artiste algérien Rabeh Deriassa Archived 8 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  3. ^ "Biographie de Rabah Driassa". Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Rabah Driassa biography – Last.fm". Last.fm. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2018.