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Reda Taliani
Reda Tamni (; born 1980 in El Biar, Algiers), known by his stage name Reda Taliani (), is an Algerian raï singer and musician. He is a longtime resident from Aubagne, Provence, France. His music blends chaabi, raï and traditional musical styles of the Maghreb, and many of his songs depict the realities and aspirations of the Algerian youth. Career Born in El Biar, Algiers, from a Constantine-based family, Reda Taliani grew in Koléa, a town in Tipaza Province, in northern Algeria. His musical career started at 5 when he joined the Koléa Conservatory of Arab and Andalusian Music where he studied playing a number of instruments and excelled in playing the mandolin. He was captivated by raï music very early on and opted for leaving the more classical Andalusian music entirely devoting himself to raï. The name Taliani (the Italian) is a nickname given to him when he was just 8 because of the way he dressed. Reda Taliani's first album entitled ''Ache Dani Elwahd Tayra'' was relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Biar
El Biar (from Arabic "الأبيار", meaning "The Wells") is a suburb of Algiers, Algeria. It is located in the daïra#Algeria, administrative constituency of Bouzaréah in the Algiers Province. As of the 1998 census, it has a population of 52,582 inhabitants. The suburb's postal code is 16030 and its municipal code is 1610. Buildings * Villa Susini Notable people * René Aleman (1913–1989), French weightlifter * Khalil Boukedjane, football player * Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937–2021), 5th President of Algeria (1999–2019) * Saïd Bouteflika, Algerian politician and academic, brother of Abdelaziz Bouteflika * Eldridge Cleaver (1935–1998), civil rights leader & author * Jacques Derrida (1930–2004), philosopher * Dahmane El Harrachi, chaabi singer * Marcelle Laloë, (1884–1974), wife of Hàm Nghi * Hàm Nghi, eighth Emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyễn Dynasty * Mohamed Hamdoud, football player * Tarek Lazizi, retired football player * Djamel Menad, retired foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunisian People
Tunisians () are the citizens and nationals of Tunisia in North Africa, who speak Languages of Tunisia, Tunisian Arabic and share a common Tunisian culture, Tunisian culture and identity. In addition to the approximately 12 million residents in Tunisia, a Tunisian diaspora has been established with modern migration, particularly in Western Europe, namely Tunisians in France, France, Tunisian people in Italy, Italy and Germany. The vast majority of Tunisians are Arabs who adhere to Sunni Islam. History Africa and Ifriqiya The Phoenicians, a Ancient Semitic-speaking peoples, Semitic people, Phoenician settlement of North Africa, migrated and settled in the region of present-day Tunisia from the 12th to the 2nd century BC, establishing numerous settlements on the coast, including ancient Carthage which emerged as the most powerful by the 7th century BC. The migrants brought with them their culture Phoenician language, and language that progressively spread from Tunisia's co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raï Musicians
Raï (, ; , , ), sometimes written rai, is a form of Algerian folk music that dates back to the 1920s. Singers of Raï are called () or (), i.e. 'young', as opposed to (, 'shaykh'), i.e. 'old', the name given to Chaabi singers. The tradition arose in the city of Oran, primarily among the poor. Traditionally sung by men, by the end of the 20th century, female singers became common. The lyrics have concerned social issues such as disease and the policing of European colonies that affected native populations. Reprinted in ''The Anthropology of Globalization: A Reader'', ed. by Jonathan Xavier and Renato Rosaldo. Blackwell, 2002. History Origins Raï is a type of Algerian popular music that arose in the 1920s in the port city of Oran, and that self-consciously ran counter to accepted artistic and social mores. It appealed to young people who sought to modernize the traditional Islamic values and attitudes. Regional, secular, and religious drum patterns, melodies, and instrum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From El Biar
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1980 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 28 ** Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai, Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 249) Deaths * Li Jue, Chinese warlord and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Bigg
Taoufiq Hazeb (born 8 October 1983) better known by his stage name Don Bigg, Bigg da Don or simply Bigg, is a Moroccan rapper and producer from Casablanca. Bigg is widely regarded as one of Morocco’s most influential rappers, renowned for his sharp lyricism, impeccable flow, and socially conscious themes. His music resonates deeply with urban Moroccan youth, addressing pressing issues such as corruption, social inequality, and everyday struggles with unflinching honesty... Combining technical mastery with a direct, confrontational style, Bigg has cemented his reputation as both a rap pioneer and a voice for his generation. Biography Fluent in English, Don Bigg began singing in English before Masta Flow, a rapper very close to him, advised him to sing in Darija to be understood by all Moroccans . In 2006 his first album ''Mgharba Tal mout'' was released . At the end of 2015, he collaborated with nine other artists — DJ VAN, Asma Lamnawar, Asmaa Lamnawar, Ahmed Soultan, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Fouine
Laouni Mouhid (, ; born 25 December 1981), commonly known by his stage name La Fouine (; ), with additional aliases such as Fouiny Babe or just Fouiny (), is a French rapper and singer. He is the owner of Banlieue Sale and the clothing line "Street Swagg". Personal life Born in Trappes in a family of seven children to Moroccan parents from Casablanca, Laouni grew outside Paris in the Yvelines. He is the penultimate of his six brothers and sisters, Hakim (aka the rapper Canardo), Kamel, Illham, Samira, Naima and Adil. La Fouine talked about this in "Je regarde là-haut". He left school at the age of fifteen to devote himself to rap and took his first music lessons. La Fouine, who was called "Forcené" was an active member of the collective "GSP". It was part of the short-lived group "FORS" with ''DJ RV'' (Hervé), ''Le Griffon'' (Tarek Medimegh) And ''LaylaD'' (Layla Melloni Forcé), created mainly to participate at ''2 R puissance ART'' in La Verrière, where he won the sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Va Bene (song)
"Va Bene" is a multilingual song by La Fouine featuring singer Reda Taliani. It included lyrics in French, Northern African colloquial Arabic and some Italian. Appearing in La Fouine's mixtape ''Capitale du crime 4'' on Banlieue Sale Music, it was released as a single. The single found minimal charting success, as it reached number 78 on SNEP, the official French Singles Chart. The song stayed a total of 8 weeks in the French Top 200. Music video The music video filmed in Morocco and was directed by Glenn Smith. It features a boy infatuated with football. But his father wants him to quit and lend a helping hand in herding the sheep. Frustrated by this, the boy runs away from home and finds himself in a larger Moroccan city where he becomes a street vendor. There he meets La Fouine and while trying to sell him a merchandise, he also offers to La Fouine a cup of tea. La Fouine touched by the boy's gesture gives him a considerable tip with which the boy is able to buy a football shir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inch'Allah (Grand Corps Malade Song)
Inch'Allah is a single of French slam poet Grand Corps Malade featuring French-Algerian singer Reda Taliani and is the first charting success of Grand Corps Malade in the French Singles Chart. The lyrics are by Grand Corps Malade and the music by Greg Kasparian. The single was produced by Tefa. Charts It was released in October 2011 and charted the first time on 5 November 2011 at #90 in its week of release, eventually reaching #59 its highest position in the French Singles Chart. Music video The music video directed by Mehdi Idir portrays a wedding of a friend of Grand Corps Malade. When Grand Corps Malade sees the disastrous musical act hired for the wedding party, he pitches in to "save" the wedding party by calling on the help of Reda Taliani and some fellow musicians, winning the previously bored invitees over with his poetry and song. Although the song is meant to be a wedding song, Grand Corps Malade uses the opportunity turning it into a "wish list" of what he aspires i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
113 (band)
113 is a French hip hop group from Vitry-Sur-Seine, including African and Caribbean roots originating in north and west Africa and the island of Guadeloupe Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ..., they formed in their most famous song "Worldwide International". The band's name comes from the name of the building in a housing estate where the members spent much of their youth. Members * Rim'K is French. * Mokobé is French. * AP is French. Discography Albums Studio albums Albums with Mafia K'1 Fry *2003: ''La Cerise sur le ghetto'' *2007: ''Jusqu'à la mort'' Individual albums by 113 collective members ;AP *2005: ''Zone Caraïbes'' (compilation co-produced by AP) *2009: ''Discret'' ; Mokobé *2007: ''Mon Afrique'' *2011: ''Africa forever'' ; Rim'K *2004: '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
