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Saha Dahmane

Saha Dahmane

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1980

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Comedy, Music

User Score

100%

Original Title

Saha Dahmane

Production Companies

Radiodiffusion Télévision Algérienne (RTA)

Director

Salim Benkadi

Description

Film about Dahmane El Harrachi, musician, singer and composer of the famous song "Ya Rayah", a cult song covered by Rachid Taha, which will enjoy international success. Virtuoso of the banjo, the work of Dahmane El Harrachi did not initially respond to the canons of the purists of Algiers Chaâbi song. However, he will end up establishing himself alongside great masters of the genre, El Hadj M'hamed El Anka, Boudjemaâ El Ankis, El Hachemi Guerouabi, Amar Ezzahi... He plays his own role in this film shot with his musician friends, just before his tragic death in 1980 in a car accident on the Corniche of Algiers.