Cheika Remitti’s Rough Life of Rai

Cheika Remitti was always an amazing Algerian musician, and always the center of controversy.

Though Rai has become a popular and powerful form of international music, its folk roots in the traditional villages of Algeria roots run deep. Some of the most heartfelt rai, like the music of Cheika Remitti, as you’ll see in this video, are songs of hardship and struggle, though, ultimately, also songs of survival.

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