The Revolution Of El Harrachi
Storyline
The artistic journey of Dahmane El Harrachi, born in 1925 in Algiers, bears the mark of his experience. An attentive and vigilant observer of the environment of immigrant workers, Dahmane has always avoided falling into the ambient miserabilism. From the Algerian Chaâbi, he has kept certain melodic lines and a clear propensity for sayings drawn from the oral poetic tradition. El Harrachi uses simple language, understandable by all popular sectors of the Maghreb, which partly explains its wide success. In 1949, he went to France and it was in cafes, springboard places where people come to breathe the air of the country, that he performed regularly. Elegant, with his beautiful atmosphere, the “bluesman” of the suburbs seduces, upsets and stirs consciences. Discovered late by the new generation, the creator of Ya Rayah met a tragic end, on August 31, 1980, in a car accident, on the Algiers coast which he sublimated above all else.
Cast & Crew
Dahmane El Harrachi
Self (archive footage)
Lead
Kamel El Harrachi
Self
Cheb Khaled
Self
Kamel Hamadi
Self
Cheikh Namous
Self
Mahdi Berrached
Self
What People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mourad Ouabbas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Revolution Of El Harrachi is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
