25 Dec 2006
Dreamgirls
A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
Raï Story: From Cheikha Rimitti to Cheba Djenet
From Cheikha Rimitti to Cheba Djenet
Raï Story is a musical journey in search of the Raï legend, Cheikha Remitti, in Oran, Algeria, where the Raï musical tradition began. In 1923, the first Raï singers performed behind screens during ceremonies to protect their identity. It was only when the music of singer Cheikha Remitti began to gain popularity among the general public that Raï music was made public, in the 1940s. Cheikha Remitti, who lives between Paris and Oran, is nowhere to be found, the filmmakers then decide to meet producers, musicians, singers like Cheba Dalila or Cheba Djenet, for whom Remitti created a wake. The opportunity, through these unique stories, illustrated with archive images, to retrace the important place of women in this musical tradition and the transformation of Raï music from the 1960s to 2000.
Top Billed Cast
Cheikha Remitti Self
Cheba Djenet Self
Cheba Dalila Self
Chaba Fadela Self (archive footage)
Chaba Zahouania Self (archive footage)
Cheb Hasni Self (archive footage)
Cheb Khaled Self (archive footage)
Cheb Mami Self (archive footage)
Messaoud Bellemou Self (archive footage)
Mohamed Lamine Self (archive footage)
Belkacem Bouteldja Self
Cheikh Mekki Nouna Self
Cheikha El Ouachma Self
Boualem Benhaoua Self
Abdelazziz Bekhti Self
Nasser Jabi Self - Sociologue
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