Portrait of Cheikha Remitti

Cheikha Remitti

Bio: Cheikha Remitti (in arabic : شيخة ريميتي), or simply called Rimitti, whose real name is Sadia Bedief, born on May 8, 1923 in Tessala, near Sidi-Bel-Abbès, in Algeria, and died on May 15, 2006 in Paris 18e, is an Algerian musician and singer of raï. She was nicknamed the "Granny of Raï", of which she was the major female and feminist figure in the history of music in North Africa
Born: Tue, May 08 1923
Birthplace: Tessala, Algeria

Death: Mon, May 15 2006
Cheikha Remitti is 83 years old
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Poster of Raï Story: From Cheikha Rimitti to Cheba Djenet
Raï Story: From Cheikha Rimitti to Cheba Djenet
Cheikha Remitti was 81 in Raï Story: From Cheikha Rimitti to Cheba Djenet as 'Self'.
Movie Released: Wed, Dec 01 2004
Poster of Algeria, Memoirs of Raï
Algeria, Memoirs of Raï
Cheikha Remitti was 77 in Algeria, Memoirs of Raï as 'Self'.
Movie Released: Tue, Jan 02 2001

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Poster of Raï Is Not Dead
Raï Is Not Dead
Cheikha Remitti would have been no older than 83 in Raï Is Not Dead as 'Self (archive footage)'.
TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Feb 06 2023