voc, 1925-1980 DZ
Singer / Composer of World
A.k.a. Abderrahmane Amrani Amrani Abderrahmane
Abderrahmane Amrani (1926-1980), better known under his stage name Dahmane El Harrachi, is one of the most popular and revered singers and composers of Algerian chaabi music. Born in 1926 in El-Biar, a district of Algiers, Dahmane El Harrachi emigrated to France in 1949. His famous song "Ya Rahay", about exile and its painful consequences, has been widely covered, notably by Rachid Taha.
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