- Reda Taliani
Reda Taliani, real name Réda Tamni, (born
1980 inEl Biar , Alger,Algeria ) is anAlgeria nRaï singer and musicians. He currently lives inParis ,France . [ [http://www.algerie-monde.com/musique-algerienne/musique-rai-interview-de-reda-taliani-algerie.html Algérie - Interview Réda Taliani - Chanteur de Rai Algérien ] ]Biography
Born in the
El Biar neighborhood of Alger to a family originally from Constantine, Reda Taliani grew up in the city ofKoléa in theTipaza Province . His musical career began at age 5 when he joined the Andalusian Music Conservatory ofKoléa . There, he learned to play a number of musical instruments and excelled greatly at themandolin . He started listening toRaï 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 onRaï .Reda Taliani released his first
Raï song in2000 titled "Ache Dani Elwahd Tayra" with the label "Edition El Eulma". He stayed with label until2004 , 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 of2004 . Since then, he has released a number of popular hits inAlgeria including "Les Algériens des Kamikazes" and "Khobz Dar".He has collaborated with French
rap group113 on their album "113 Degrés" with a song titled "Partir Loin" and with Frenchrap groupRappeurs d'Instinct on a song called "Cholé Cholé".Musical Influences
His favourite artists include
Cheb Khaled ,Cheb Sahraoui ,George Wassouf ,Carlos Santana ,Bob Marley andAlpha Blondy .Nickname
He was given the nickname "Taliani (The Italian)" due to the way he dresssed, and has had that nickname since age 8.
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