The Rachidia is an artistic and cultural association specializing in Tunisian music.
It was created on 3 November 1934 by the intellectual, political and artistic community led by Mustapha Sfar [fr], who was Sheikh el Medina of Tunis at that period.
[1] The institute's orchestra, ran by Fethi Zghonda, is renowned in Tunisia and other parts of the Maghreb.
The Rachidia name was chosen in reference to Muhammad I ar-Rashid, third ruler of the Husainid Dynasty.
This sovereign established a music school at the beylical palace of Le Bardo that was maintained under the rule of his successors.