Dahmane El Harrachi (aka دحمان الحراشي, b. Abderrahmane Amrani, 1926 - d. 1980), is one of the most popular & revered singers / composers of Algerian chaabi music. Born in El-Biar, Algeria (a district of Algiers), he emigrated to France, in 1949. His famous song "Ya Rayah", about exile and its painful consequences, has been widely covered, notably by Rachid Taha.