Sarazino (born Lamine Fellah, 3 March 1970 in
Constantine
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*Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria
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) is an Algerian musician, songwriter and record producer, who first created the Sarazino project in 1995 while living in
Montreal, Quebec
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, Canada.
Background
Lamine Fellah was raised the son of a career diplomat in
Constantine, Algeria
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.
His father's profession moved Lamine and his family all around the world; they lived in Spain, Switzerland,
Burundi
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and
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...
. At the age of 14, residing in Burkina Faso, Lamine acquired his first
drum kit
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and became interested in writing his own music. His father was assassinated by Islamic radicals in Algeria, and his family was forced into exile.
In 1996, Lamine visited Ecuador; he has since moved to
Quito
Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...
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In 1998, Lamine moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada to study economics and political science at the
University of Montréal.
Discography
*''Mundo Babilón'' (2003)
*''
Ya Foy!'' (2009)
*''Everyday Salama'' (2012)
*''Mama Funny Day'' (2018)
References
External links
Sarazino Builds Bridges Through MusicPotent Global FusionSounds and ColoursGlobal ReggaeMusika
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1970 births
Living people
Algerian musicians
Algerian songwriters
21st-century Algerian people