Reda Taliani

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.