Reda Taliani
, real name Réda Tamni
, (born 1980 in El Biar, Alger, Algeria) is an Algerian Raï singer and musicians. He currently lives in Paris, France. [1]
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Biography
Born in the
El Biar neighborhood of
Alger to a family originally from
Constantine, Reda Taliani grew up in the city of
Koléa in the
Tipaza Province. His musical career began at age 5 when he joined the Andalusian Music Conservatory of
Koléa. There, he learned to play a number of musical instruments and excelled greatly at the
mandolin. He started listening to
Raï music at an early age and was quickly drawn to its sound. He would eventually give up the more traditional Andalusian Music and focus on entirely on
Raï.
Reda Taliani released his first
Raï song in
2000 titled
Ache Dani Elwahd Tayra
with the label
Edition El Eulma
. He stayed with label until
2004, when he signed with
Dounia Edition
. It was there that he would get his first mainstream success with the release of the song
Joséphine
in the summer of
2004. Since then, he has released a number of popular hits in
Algeria including
Les Algériens des Kamikazes
and
Khobz Dar
.
He has collaborated with
French rap group
113 on their album
113 Degrés
with a song titled
Partir Loin
, with
French rap group
Rappeurs d'Instinct on a song called
Cholé Cholé
and with
French rapper
Tunisiano on
Ca passe où ça casse
.
Musical Influences
His favourite artists include
Cheb Khaled,
Cheb Sahraoui,
George Wassouf,
Carlos Santana,
Bob Marley and
Alpha Blondy.
Nickname
He was given the nickname
Taliani (The Italian)
due to the way he dressed, and has had that nickname since age 8.
References
- Algérie - Interview Réda Taliani - Chanteur de Rai Algérien