Raïna Raï Explained

Raïna Raï راينا راي
Origin:	Sidi Bel-Abbes, Algeria
Genre:	Raï,^[1] rock
Years Active:	1980–2005
Label:	Sadi Disques (France) HTK Productions (France) Edition Rachid & Fethi (Algeria) Musidisc (France)
Current 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]

External links

• Raïna Raï website
• Raïna Raï songs – maghrebspace.com

Notes and References

1. Book: The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music . 2008 . Ellen . Koskoff . 2 . Raï . . 978-0-415-97293-2 . 806.
2. Web site: Former singer of Raïna Raï band, Djilali Rezkallah died – ksari.com. 2011-05-17.
3. Web site: Raïna Raï presentation – zoom-algerie.com. 2010-10-11. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718160314/http://www.zoom-algerie.com/musique-88-Raina-Rai.html. 2011-07-18.
4. Web site: Lotfi Attar of Raïna Raï – el-annabi.com. 2011-05-17. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110728020047/http://www.el-annabi.com/archive-actualite/article.php3?id_article=5868. 2011-07-28.
5. Web site: Hachemi Djellouli of Raïna Raï – bel-abbes.info. 2011-05-17.
6. Web site: Raïna Raï live in Paris – dzmusique.com. 2011-05-17. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110815063456/http://www.dzmusique.com/Album-Live-a-Paris.php. 2011-08-15.
7. Web site: Raïna Raï live in Oran – festivalrai.wordpress.com. 2011-05-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120724125022/http://festivalrai.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/raina-rai-en-concert-a-oran/. 2012-07-24.