Born in Relizane in 1944, a city near Oran in Algeria, Rabia is the daughter of a barber (a veteran of World War I) and a seamstress from Kabylie.

[2] Cheikha Rabia, one of the great Algerian voices expatriated in Paris was portrayed in 2001 by directors Stéphane Ballouhey, Bertrand Roelandt.

Cheikha Rabia combined the concert dates, alternating passages in renowned festivals as cultural centers in suburban bistros or prestigious venues.

Cheikha Rabia starts to realize how much her singularity of her voice and her personality is captizing new generations of rock musicians and electronic music producers.

In 2012, at sixty eight old, Cheikha Rabia is recording a new album together, drawing inspiration from paradoxical Black Sabbath rock mixed with funk groove range from hip hop beats, drum and bass.