- Born
- Died
- Birth nameSaadia El Ghilizania
- Nicknames
- The Godmother of Rai Music
- Cheikha Remitti
- Cheikha Rimitti was born on May 8, 1923 in Tessala, Algeria. She was a composer, known for Homeland (2013), DéParts (2010) and Rai Story: From Cheikha Rimitti to Cheba Djenet (2004). She died on May 15, 2006 in Paris, France.
- Her last name, Rimitt, comes from a French joke, Remettez moi ça, which means "one more cup of wine please".
- Her music was banned from Algerian radio and television, although she remained hugely popular with many Algerians
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