Dihya (real name Zohra Aïssaoui) is an Algerian singer of Chaoui music.

Dihya in 2014

Early life

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Dihya was born in 1950 the village of Taghit near Tighanimine to Amar Aïssaoui Taghit and Ourida Meghamri of T'kout. She moved to France in 1958 at the age of eight.

Discography

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  • Badala Zamana 7" (1977)
  • Ekker d! Ekker d! (1981)
  • Usin d! Usin d! (1982)
  • Setta Frank (1987)
  • Dzaïr essa (2005)
  • Dihya Part 1 (2024) [unofficial]
  • Dihya Part 2 (2024) [unofficial]

References

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  • Nadia Bouseloua, Azeddine Guerfi, Rachid Mokhtari, Philippe Thiriez, Aurès, Vivre La Terre Chaouie - La cantatrice invisible, Chihab Éditions, Alger, 2011. ISBN 978-9961-63-839-2; p. 211