Cheb Aissa
One of the greatest singers of rai, Cheb Aissa (born Ali-Sherif Benaissa) continues to set his ultra-light vocals and jovial persona to a mixture of traditional and modern urban melodies. Since scoring a major hit with his second cassette, Bela-Babi, in 1988, Aissa has continued to attract followers with his unique style of rai-trab, a tradition-based song based on improvisations and vocal modulations. A native of Saida, a small city 200 kilometers west of Oran, Aissa found his early inspiration in the singing of his mother and maternal grandmother, who performed for strictly female audiences. He performed for the first time, at one of these festivals, at the age of 12. Aissa launched his musical career while still in teens. Joining a local rai group, Farachete, in 1986, he began singing in art centers throughout Algeria. Moving to Oran, in 1988, he slept on a lawn for a month before getting a chance to sing in small cabarets. He released his debut cassette the following year. Moving to Marseilles in 1996, Aissa signed a recording contract with French label Blue Silver. His debut CD, Chira France, recorded in Oran and released in 1997, provided an entry to such top-ranked Parisian clubs as Café de la Danse. His second album, Nouara, followed in 1999. Aissa was aided, during his early career, by rai vocalist Cheb Mami.
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Discografia
13 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Baraka (feat. Chico & The Gypsies)
Maghreb - Lançado por MLP em 19 de dez. de 2011
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Cheb Aïssa , Nouara
World - Lançado por MLP em 1 de jan. de 2000
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Aïssa, Gouli
World - Lançado por MLP em 1 de jan. de 2000
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Yak Yaado Min Yaadon
Africa - Lançado por Disco Shahrazad em 17 de mar. de 1997
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100% Stay Ray
Oriental Music - Lançado por MEM em 1 de jan. de 2009
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Nouara
Maghreb - Lançado por MLP - History em 1 de jan. de 1999
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Chira France
Maghreb - Lançado por MLP - History em 14 de set. de 1998
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Daretha
Miscellaneous - Lançado por Disco Maghreb em 10 de set. de 1992
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Aïssa, Rani Mourak
World - Lançado por MLP em 1 de jan. de 2004
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Aïssa, Chira France, Raï masters, Vol 8 of 15
World - Lançado por MLP em 26 de mai. de 1998
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Lala Kilouha
Miscellaneous - Lançado por Disco Maghreb em 10 de dez. de 1992
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Laaoujouk
Miscellaneous - Lançado por edition ahlem em 1 de jan. de 2005
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Nouara
Miscellaneous - Lançado por Disco Maghreb em 5 de jul. de 1996
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