Born in the city of Sid bel Abbes, in the region of Algeria that gave birth to rai music, Sofiane Saidi, inventor of oriental glam. began his musical career at an early age in local bands before moving to Paris. In 1996 he joined the afro hip-hop group Tukuleur, signed at the time to Universal, going on to collaborate with drum and bass artist and producer Naab on the album 'Salaam Aleikoum' in 1998. At the same time he toured across Europe with another band, Yog Sothoth, whose album 'Minaret' was released in 2001. 

In 2003 he worked on the album 'Le Dernier Cri' by Ali Dragon, a project from members of French bands Louise Attaque and Antidote. While touring this project, at a festival in Spain his distinctive voice caught the attention of Natacha Atlas, who invited him to London to record 2 duets with her on her album 'Mish Maoul' released in 2006. Following this he continued his travels on tour with the Sidi bel Abbes based rai outfit Raina Rai, legendary in Algeria as the first group to play rai as a live band. 

Back in Paris, Sofiane finally began work on an album of his own. He named the project 'El Morjane' Arabic for 'The Coral,’ a metaphor for the rarest and most precious things in life. The songs, all written in Arabic, tell in the manner of the old classic Egyptian musical dramas, the joys and sorrows of their protagonists: the ironies of fate in 'Mektoub' the memories of 'Gasbah ' and, of course, the universal theme of love. 

Working between Brest, Algeria, Paris and London, Sofiane Saidi has collaborated on the album with Jean Baptiste Ferre (Orchestre National de Barbes) and Tim Whelan (Transglobal Underground) along with a number of Paris based Algerian artists, and, on 'Kallimatte' a guest appearance from Natacha Atlas. 

Meanwhile Sofiane has been involved in several other projects including the release of a live album with Natacha Atlas HYPERLINK "http://www.natacha-atlas.com" www.natacha-atlas.com and the creation of ‘El Taqa’ by the Breton group Startijenn HYPERLINK "http://www.startijenn.com" www.startijenn.com 


Currently, in advance of the release of 'Al Morjane' Sofiane Saidi is working as musical director of a cabaret touring in France performing a veritable explosion of oriental glamour. HYPERLINK "http://www.sofianesaidi.com" www.sofianesaidi.com 

Né dans le berceau de la musique raï (Sidi bel abbes), Sofiane Saidi, créateur de l’oriental glam, fait ses premières armes très jeune dans des groupes locaux puis s’installe à Paris. En 96 il rejoint le groupe afro hip-hop Tukuleur (Universal Music) ; il collabore avec l’artiste Naab sur l’album "Salam aleikoum" en 98 (Bloom records), en parallèle il sillone les scènes d’Europe avec Yog Sothoth et enregistre l’album "Minaret "(2001). En 2003, il participe cette fois à l’album "le dernier cri" du collectif Ali Dragon (Label atmosphérique-universal) qui réunissait la section rythmique de Louise Attaque et Antidote.



C’est lors d’un festival en Espagne, en Août 2003, que la voix singulière de Sofiane retient l’attention de Natacha Atlas. Cette dernière l’invite à Londres et deux duos naîtront ("Oully" et "La li khaouf") qui figurent sur l’album de la chanteuse, "Mish maoul" (beggars group-naïve-avril ), puis il rejoint pour une tournée algérienne le groupe de raï légendaire "Raïna raï". De retour à Paris, il décide enfin d’écrire tout un album. Il élabore un projet "El Morjane" ou "Le corail", une métaphore des choses précieuses et rares de la vie. Ces chansons écrites dans sa langue maternelle, racontent, à la manière des comédies musicales égyptiennes, les joies et les tourments de leurs héros : La tragédie désopilante des destins "Mektoub", les souvenirs "Gasbah", et le thème universel de l’amour ! 
Entre Brest (CCM) l’Algérie, Paris et Londres, il collabore sur cet album avec Jean baptiste Ferre (l’Onb), Tim Wellan le fondateur du groupe londonien mythique (Transglobal underground )
plusieurs projets sont en cours en ce moment :
la sortie d’un album Live avec Natacha Atlas www.natacha-atlas.com
et il participe également a la création "El Taqa" du Groupe Breton Startijenn
www.startijenn.com
En attendant la sortie de l’album "El Mordjane" il présente sur scène ses chansons, une véritable invasion glamour orientale.
http://www.sofianesaidi.com/

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