Reda Taliani in London for the first time
Admin | September 9, 2009
Reda Taliani, real name Réda Tamni, is an Algerian Raï singer and musician.
Born in 1980 in the El Biar neighborhood of Algiers, to a family originally from Constantine, Reda Taliani grew up in the city of Koléa in the Tipaza Province. He was given the nickname Taliani (The Italian) due to the way he dresssed, and has had that nickname since age 8.
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’, with French rap group Rappeurs d’Instinct on a song called ‘Cholé Cholé’ and with French rapper Tunisiano on ‘Ca passe où ça casse.’
Since his meteoric rise to fame and success, Reda Taliani has often been asked to perform all over the world. He now performs on average 150 times a year. This is just the beginning for Taliani.
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