Dahmane El Harrachi

Dahmane El Harrachi دحمان الحرّاشي
Background information
Birth name	Abderrahmane Amrani
Also known as	Dahmane El Harrachi
Born	July 7, 1926(1926-07-07)
Origin	Alger, Algeria
Died	August 31, 1980(1980-08-31) (aged 55)
Genres	Chaabi,
Occupations	Singer, song-writer, instrumentalist
Instruments	Banjos, violins(alto ) , mandoles,derbouka,tar
Years active	50s–70s
Website	Dahmane El Harrachi Website

Dahmane El Harrachi (real name Abderrahmane Amrani), (July 7, 1926 – August 31, 1980), was an Algerian Chaâbi singer of Chaoui Berber origin. He is mostly remembered for his song "Ya Rayah" which has since been made famous again by Rachid Taha.^[1]

He moved to France in 1949 living in Lille, then Marseille, before eventually settling in Paris. It was in Paris where he made a name for himself, playing in the numerous Algerian cafés there.

He died on August 31, 1980 in a car accident on the highway in Algiers.

Personal

His father, originally from the Chaoui village of Djellal in the province of Khenchla, was the Muaddin at the Great Mosque of Algiers.

In 2009, his son Kamel El Harrachi issued a hommage CD to his father, titled "Ghana Fenou".

References

1. ^ Dz Lit - Dahmane El Harrachi

External links

• Dahmane El Harrachi Website

Persondata
Name	El Harrachi, Dahmane
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	July 7, 1925
Place of birth
Date of death	August 31, 1980
Place of death