Raï Story: From Cheikha Rimitti to Cheba Djenet

Raï Story: From Cheikha Rimitti to Cheba Djenet

From Cheikha Rimitti to Cheba Djenet

Director: Samia Madeleine Verschaffelt, Ahmed Rachedi

Writer: Ahmed Rachedi, Samia Madeleine Verschaffelt

Producer: Marianne Khoury

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.

55 min Rating: 10/10 Released

Top Cast

Chaba Fadela
Chaba Fadela
Self (archive footage)
Chaba Zahouania
Chaba Zahouania
Self (archive footage)
Cheb Hasni
Cheb Hasni
Self (archive footage)

Movie Info

Director: Samia Madeleine Verschaffelt, Ahmed Rachedi

Writer: Ahmed Rachedi, Samia Madeleine Verschaffelt

Producer: Marianne Khoury

Production Companies: MISR International Films, Zentropa International Sweden, Ognon Pictures, Les Fils Chafik Fathallah

Countries: Denmark, Egypt, France, Lebanon

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