Reda Taliani
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Reda Taliani, real name Réda Tamni, (born 1980 in El Biar, Alger, Algeria) is an Algerian Raï singer and musicians. He currently lives in Paris, France.[1]
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[edit] Biography
Born in the El Biar neighborhood of Alger to a family originally from Constantine, Reda Taliani grew up in the city of Koléa in the Tipaza Province. His musical career began at age 5 when he joined the Andalusian Music Conservatory of Koléa. There, he learned to play a number of musical instruments and excelled greatly at the mandolin. He started listening to Raï 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 on Raï.
Reda Taliani released his first Raï song in 2000 titled Ache Dani Elwahd Tayra with the label Edition El Eulma. He stayed with label until 2004, 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 of 2004. Since then, he has released a number of popular hits in Algeria including Les Algériens des Kamikazes and Khobz Dar.
He has collaborated with French rap group 113 on their album 113 Degrés with a song titled Partir Loin and with French rap group Rappeurs d'Instinct on a song called Cholé Cholé.
[edit] Musical Influences
His favourite artists include Cheb Khaled, Cheb Sahraoui, George Wassouf, Carlos Santana, Bob Marley and Alpha Blondy.
[edit] Nickname
He was given the nickname Taliani (The Italian) due to the way he dresssed, and has had that nickname since age 8.
