TV series
Raï Is Not Dead
2023, French, on ARTE. Created by Hadj Sameer & Simon Maisonobe & Grégoire Belhoste.
What musical genre can claim to have gone, in the space of fifty years, from a hidden cabaret in Oran to Super Bowl halftime? Born in Algeria at the end of the Second World War, the raï wave spread from the cabarets of western Algeria to the cassette shops of Barbès in Paris, before sweeping the world at the end of the 1980s. its hybridization, the intoxicating music traveled from Algerian and French weddings to the biggest international stages, before suddenly disappearing from the radar at the dawn of the new millennium. Icons that have disappeared, including Cheikha Remitti and Prince Hasni, to young heirs, passing by the star Khaled, the collector Hadj Sameer trace the tumultuous course of this musical genre, between clandestinity, planetary glory and resistance.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Episode length
- 109 min
- Status
- Ended in 2023
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Latest episode
S1 E6: Episode 6
Aired 6 February 2023
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Hadj SameerCreator
- Simon MaisonobeCreator
- Grégoire BelhosteCreator
- Hadj SameerSelf (Host) · 6 ep
- Cheb KhaledSelf · 6 ep
- Cheb HasniSelf (archive footage) · 6 ep
- Rachid Baba AhmedSelf (archive footage) · 6 ep
- Cheikha RemittiSelf (archive footage) · 6 ep
- Boutaïba SeghirSelf · 6 ep
- Cheb MamiSelf (archive footage) · 6 ep
- Lotfi AttarSelf · 6 ep
- Chaba FadelaSelf · 6 ep
- Messaoud BellemouSelf · 6 ep
- Cheb SahraouiSelf · 6 ep
- Rachid TahaSelf (archive footage) · 6 ep
Details
- First aired
- 6 February 2023
- Last aired
- 6 February 2023
- Network
- ARTE
- Language
- French
- Country
- France
- Type
- Scripted
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Raï Is Not Dead: quick answers
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How many seasons of Raï Is Not Dead are there?
Raï Is Not Dead has 1 season and 6 episodes, about 109 minutes each.
Is Raï Is Not Dead finished?
Yes. Raï Is Not Dead ended in 2023, so you can watch the whole story.
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What shows are like Raï Is Not Dead?
If you liked Raï Is Not Dead, try JANET JACKSON., 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything, Last Chance U.
Who created Raï Is Not Dead?
Raï Is Not Dead was created by Hadj Sameer and Simon Maisonobe and Grégoire Belhoste and stars Hadj Sameer, Cheb Khaled, Cheb Hasni.