Raïna Raï

Raïna Raï
راينا راي
Raïna Raï ; راينا راي
	logo of the band
Background information
Origin	Sidi Bel-Abbes, Algeria
Genres	Raï,[1] rock
Years active	1980–2005
Labels	Sadi Disques (France) ; HTK Productions (France) ; Edition Rachid & Fethi (Algeria) ; Musidisc (France)
Members	Amine Dahane ; Samir Mrabet ; Lotfi Attar ; Hachemi Djellouli ; Abderahmane Dendane ; Kada Guebbache ; Amine Nouaoui
Past members	Tarik Naïmi Chikhi ; Kaddour Bouchentouf ; Abdellah Terkmani ; Djilali Rezkallah[2]

Raïna Raï, (Arabic: راينا راي‎) is an Algerian raï band from Sidi Bel Abbès. It formed in 1980 in Paris and continues to this day.[3]
The founding members are Tarik Naïmi Chikhi, Kaddour Bouchentouf, Lotfi Attar [4] and Hachemi Djellouli.[5]

History

The group was established in December 1980 in Paris.

Members

Kada Guebbache : Vocal & Karkabou
Hachemi Djellouli : Percussions
Lotfi Attar : Former guitar player
Reda Gherici : Vocal & Bass Guitar
Abderahmane Dendane : Saxophone
Nadjib Gherici : Guitare

Discography

Albums

Raina Rai, 1982, Sadi Disques.
Hagda, 1983, auto-production (HTK Productions) two titles were used in the original soundtrack of the film Tchao Pantin of Claude Berri featuring Coluche.
Rana Hna, 1985, Edition Rachid & Fethi.
Mama, 1988, Edition Rachid & Fethi.
Zaama, 1992, Musidisc.
Bye Bye, 2001, Lazer Production.

Lives

Live in Algiers, 1985, youth festival in Riad El-Feth with Touré Kunda.
Live in Paris, 1986 in La Villette, auto-production Sadi Disques.
Live in Quebec, 1987 with Manu Dibango.
Live in Marrakech, 1987.
Tour in United States & au Canada, 1991 in Washington, Boston, Montréal, New York City & San Francisco.
Live in Frankfurt, 1992, Panafricain festival with Alpha Blondy.
Live in Algiers, 2000 20th anniversary of Raïna Raï.
Live in Paris, 2002, registered in Le Divan du Monde.[6]
Live in Casablanca, 2005.
Live in Oran, 2008, édition AS.[7]

Gallery

Djilali Rezkallah & Lotfi Attar

References

Koskoff, Ellen, ed. (2008). "Raï". The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. 2. Routledge. p. 806. ISBN 978-0-415-97293-2.
"Former singer of Raïna Raï band, Djilali Rezkallah died – ksari.com". 2011-05-17.
"Raïna Raï presentation – zoom-algerie.com". 2010-10-11. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18.
"Lotfi Attar of Raïna Raï – el-annabi.com". 2011-05-17. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28.
"Hachemi Djellouli of Raïna Raï – bel-abbes.info". 2011-05-17.
"Raïna Raï live in Paris – dzmusique.com". 2011-05-17. Archived from the original on 2011-08-15.
"Raïna Raï live in Oran – festivalrai.wordpress.com". 2011-05-18. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24.

External links

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[1] Koskoff, Ellen, ed. (2008). "Raï". The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. 2. Routledge. p. 806. ISBN 978-0-415-97293-2.

[2] "Former singer of Raïna Raï band, Djilali Rezkallah died – ksari.com". 2011-05-17.

[3] "Raïna Raï presentation – zoom-algerie.com". 2010-10-11. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18.

[4] "Lotfi Attar of Raïna Raï – el-annabi.com". 2011-05-17. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28.

[5] "Hachemi Djellouli of Raïna Raï – bel-abbes.info". 2011-05-17.

[6] "Raïna Raï live in Paris – dzmusique.com". 2011-05-17. Archived from the original on 2011-08-15.

[7] "Raïna Raï live in Oran – festivalrai.wordpress.com". 2011-05-18. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24.