Safy Boutella

Algerian musician · Musicians · Born 1950 · age 76

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Safieddine Mohamed Boutella is an Algerian musician, arranger, composer, and record producer who graduated from Berklee College of Music. He is the father of dancer and actress Sofia Boutella.

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The only real challenge for me was to elevate a genre that was not mine without taking away its soul. I think I succeeded.
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I always felt a certain reluctance towards progress, but then I started embracing it because I had no choice. I still continue to do so.
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First of all to love cinema. Then, watch as many films as possible. Listen to music 360 degrees. Work deeply on your emotion skills, interpretation.
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Child: Sofia Boutella

In common with Safy

Cecilia PeckAlso in Sous les pieds des femmes (1997)

Catherine SamieAlso in Sous les pieds des femmes (1997)

Mohammad BakriAlso in Sous les pieds des femmes (1997)Nadia FarèsAlso in Sous les pieds des femmes (1997)

Musicians born in the 1950s 2

Tshala Muana51.2

Shardad Rohani51.2

About this person

Safieddine Mohamed Boutella is an Algerian musician, arranger, composer, and record producer who graduated from Berklee College of Music. He is the father of dancer and actress Sofia Boutella. He is best known for creating with Khaled the album Kutché, his album Mejnoun, arranging Nass el Ghiwane, and many young artists since the nineties. He also composed for Djamel Allam Djawhara, more than seventy movie soundtracks, and five musical frescoes.