The recent death of French Algerian superstar Rachid Taha brought to mind the musical genre called raï, so I decided to feature it this week by highlighting a few raï artists.… It’s not hard to ...
Ro Cham Tih, a master of Gia Rai music, shares the sound of the highlands through hand-crafted bamboo instruments on global ...
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March physical media picks, from Algerian Rai music to Soviet sci-fi
As physical media continues its comeback, The National rounds up the best releases this month across film, music, art and more. Born in Oran, a port city in Algeria, Rai music grew from a folk ...
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1135764/135764" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> NPR's ...
Born in southern Tunisia in 1977, MC Rai proved so adept in the native chaabi folk music tradition that he was performing on local radio stations before his eighth birthday. Like most teenagers, his ...
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