Algeria, Memoirs of Raï

10.0 2001 52 min
Documentary

In the 1980s, Algeria experienced a tumultuous social context which reached its peak during the riots of October 88. This wave of protest, with youth as its figurehead, echoed the texts of raï singers. Thirst for freedo…

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Director
Djamel Kelfaoui
Writer
Michel Vuillermet

Cast

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Cheb Hasni Self
Cheb Khaled Self
Cheb Mami Self
Cheikha Remitti Self
Rachid Baba Ahmed Self (archive footage)
Boutaïba Seghir Self
Messaoud Bellemou Self
Raïna Raï Self
Hocine Senoussi Self
Nicholas Mead Narrator

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