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Cheikha Rimitti Quotes

1923–2006 Algeria

Cheikha Rimitti (8 May 1923 – 15 May 2006), born Saadia Bedief, was an Algerian singer and songwriter and one of the foundational figures of raï music

Algeria
Singers

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Raï music has always been a music of rebellion, a music that looks ahead.

Women are free to stand up and speak out and sing about whatever they like.

It's a matter of observing and reflecting.

I've lived through a lot of different experiences in my life and that's what my music's about.

When I'm on stage, I don't cheat. I give everything I have in my soul and my spirit.

Women should have the right to bloom!

Misery was like a school for me. It taught me my trade.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Cheikha Rimitti (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.