Cheikha Rabia & Esraa Warda
Hidden Musics (2022)
Cheikha Rabia and Esraa Warda both hail from Algeria, but today, they live in opposite corners of the world. Rabia, a renowned singer with over five decades of experience in keeping Bedouin vocal tradition alive, is based in Paris; Warda, a prolific dancer expert in traditional North African dance forms, lives in New York. When they come together, the diaspora divas provide a glimpse into the disappearing culture of ‘Cheikhat’ and Rai dancers - foregrounding Algerian tradition through a powerful dance and song performance in which the ancestral and the contemporary find common ground.
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News
Friday Sep 29th 2023
Watch: Cheikha Rabia & Esraa Warda - Live at Le Guess Who?
Hidden Musics (2022)
Tuesday Apr 11th 2023
LGW22 photo series: The Staples Jr. Singers, Nyege Nyege, Estrella Morente, clipping. and more
Friday Oct 21st 2022
AZEEMA speak to Esraa Warda about decolonising dance and reviving the rebellious roots of Rai
Hidden Musics (2022)
Wednesday Sep 28th 2022
Listen/read: Cheikha Rabia: a destiny tied to the continuous reinvention of rai, by Lafawndah
Hidden Musics (2022)
Wednesday Jul 20th 2022
Explore the 3rd edition of Hidden Musics at Le Guess Who? 2022, aimed at deeply localized music
Hidden Musics (2022)
