Directory of Rai Resources

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Popular Algerian dance music form. Famous performers of Rai include Cheb Nasro and Cheb Khaled. The Rai ensemble is a mix of traditional North African instruments (oud, doumbek, gimbri) with modern electric instruments (guitar, bass, keyboards), featuring singing in the Arabic language.

Subcategories

• Bands and Artists

Resources in This Category

• Encyclopaedia of the Orient: Raï

  http://lexicorient.com/e.o/rai.htm
  Introduction to Algerian raï music, with links and a few RealAudio song clips.

• Raï Music

  http://mohamed.sahnoun.pagesperso-orange.fr/Rai_engl.html
  A brief history and introduction to Rai music.

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