Rabah Driassa

Rabah Driassa
رابح درياسة
Background information
Birth nameRabah Driassa
Born(1934-08-19)19 August 1934[1]
OriginBlida, Algeria
Died8 October 2021(2021-10-08) (aged 87)
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Singer, musician
InstrumentVocals
Years active1953–1990
LabelsTlemcen music

Rabah Driassa (19 August 1934 – 8 October 2021[2]) was an Algerian painter[3] and singer interpreting folk music. He was mostly active between the 1950s through 1980s where a number of his songs ("Hizia", "Nejma Qotbia", "El Goumri") became national hits in Algeria.[4]

Biography

Drissa was born in 1934 in Blida. He lost his mother at the age of 12, and his father at 15.[3] 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.[4]

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"

References

  1. ^ "Vibrant hommage à l'icône de la chanson algérienne Rabah Driassa – الشروق أونلاين". 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. ^ Décès de l'artiste algérien Rabeh Deriassa Archived 8 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  3. ^ a b "Biographie de Rabah Driassa". Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Rabah Driassa biography – Last.fm". Last.fm. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2018.

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