Cheikha Rimitti

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Born 8 May 1923. Died 16 May 2006.

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Cheikha Rimitti (Arabic: شيخة ريميتي‎) (born سعدية الغيزانية Saadia El Ghizania, (8 May 1923 – 15 May 2006) was a popular Algerian raï female singer.

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