Rabah Driassa

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Rabah Driassa رابح درياسة
Background information
Birth name	Rabah Driassa
Born	(1934-08-19) 19 August 1934 (age 87)[1]
Origin	Blida, Algeria
Genres	Folk
Occupation(s)	Singer, musician
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1953–1990
Labels	Tlemcen music

Rabah Driassa (born 19 August 1934) is an Algerian painter^[2] and singer interpreting folk music. He was mostly active between the 1960s and the 1980s where a number of his songs ("Hizia", "Nejma Qotbia", "El Goumri") became national hits in Algeria.^[3]

Biography[]

Drissa was born in 1934 in Blida. He lost his mother at the age of 12, and his father at 15.^[2] Being an orphan with five brothers to help, he started his career by sculpting on glass and working on miniatures. His introduction to the music world happened in 1953, when the radio broadcasting at Khaldoun in Algiers proposed him to sing his own musical composition.^[3]

Discography[]

Rabah Driassa has a rich discography compiled over the years through his career. Among his most famous hits:

• "Ya Lhouta"
• "Ya Tayr Lwarchane"
• "Ya Tafaha"
• "Al Momarida£"
• "Ya Zayr Lemqam"
• "Hizia"
• "Nejma Qotbia"
• "El Goumri"

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