Absolute Rai [Box set] [Import]

Disc: 1

1. Parisien du Nord [Remix] - Cheb Mami

2. Roubla Sont Arri - Cheb Bilal

3. Chira France

4. Ya Ahmed

5. N'Direk Amour - Cheb Nasro

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Baroud - Safy Boutella, Cheb Khaled

2. Alache Alik - Cheb Mami

3. Lemouima - Orchestre National de Barbes

4. Aalah-Yafrimi - Abdou

5. Visa Visa

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Queled Horma - Cheb Bilal

2. Malliche

3. Nti Nti Mon Amour - Cheb Hasni

4. Amour Secret - Anouar

5. Mansak

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Ca Se Passe

2. Nabghi Glalil - Kheira

3. Kutche - Safy Boutella, Cheb Khaled

4. Zazarkhatri - Cheb Mami

5. Sava Sava - Cheb Bilal

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Absolute Rai,Various Artists,EMI Int'l,Algeria,Box Sets (Audio Only),Int'l & World Music,North Africa,Pop,Rai,World Music

Average customer rating: some good, some CHEESY Wonderful Rai Worth every cent! rai paradise

Absolute Rai Various Artists Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Algeria | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Rough Guide to Rai ASIN: B000056PJ6 Release Date: 2001-07-03

Tracks:

1. Parisien du Nord [Remix] - K-Mel, Cheb Mami
2. Roubla Sont Arri - Cheb Bilal
3. Chira France
4. Ya Ahmed - Cheb Fethi
5. N'Direk Amour - Cheb Nasro
6. Belayla - Trio Hasna
7. Yallo Chef Ezzine - Cheb Khalas
8. Minuit - Cheb Khaled
9. Mazal Souvenir Andi - Cheb Hasni
10. Abdelkader Ya Boualem - Cheb Tahar
11. Chabe Rassi - Cheikha Djenia
12. Koul Youm Nestena Ton Retour - Gana ElMachnaoui
13. Ya Hbabi Aounouni - Chaba Zahouanian
14. Ray Rayi - Fadela & Sahraoui
15. Essa- Cheb Nabil

Tracks:

1. Baroud - Safy Boutella, Cheb Khaled
2. Alache Alik - Cheb Mami
3. Lemouima - Orchestre National de Barbes
4. Aalah-Yafrimi - Abdou
5. Visa Visa - Djeloul
6. Beida Mon Amour - Cheb Hasni
7. Zid Serbi - Cheb Zahouani
8. Yena Yena
9. Chirette Aolilou - Bellemou
10. N'Belou Charika - Sid Ahmed
11. Rih el Gahrbi - Moumen
12. Dellali Ala Zerga - Cheb Abdelhak
13. Kol N'Sa - Cheb Hassen
14. Camel - Cheikha Remitti

Tracks:

1. Queled Horma - Cheb Bilal
2. Malliche - Djeloul
3. Nti Nti Mon Amour - Cheb Hasni
4. Amour Secret - Anouar
5. Mansak - Kamal el Oujdi
6. Poulina - Orchestre National de Barbes
7. Alabina - Cheb Abdelhak
8. Ya Hbibi Ya Ben Ami - Chaba Zahouanian
9. Ouin Rah el Galb - Cheb Nasro
10. Jiti Lyoum Tsamhi - Cheb Hassen
11. Ana Hak - Cheikha Rabia
12. Bakhta - Houari Benchenet
13. Sekra Li Tsseker - Ghazi

Tracks:

1. Ca Se Passe - Cheb Aziz
2. Nabghi Glalil - Kheira
3. Kutche - Safy Boutella, Cheb Khaled
4. Zazarkhatri - Cheb Mami
5. Sava Sava - Cheb Bilal
6. Lila - Malik
7. Raki Hbibti - Kadirou
8. Madre Madre - Cheikha Rabia
9. Zoujouha Laaroubia - Noria, Mohamed Sghir
10. Rani M'Dammar - Houari Benchenet
11. Charika Ghadra - Ghazi
12. Dans la Vie - Cheb Tati
13. Ghir N'Ti - Djalti
14. Latamen Fi Saheb - Bellemou, Gana ElMachnaoui
15. Malkoum' Adiani - Noria

Customer Reviews:

some good, some CHEESY.......2006-04-11

it was recently made clear to me that Rai started sounding very happy cheesy sugary over-load with the awful cheap key-boards when in the mid to late 80s producers started catering to the taste of the French, and the music lost a lot of its original darker, forboding edge.

the ratio of listenable/good tracks to the VERY cheesy/unlistenable ones on this collection is about 50:50, with nothing astoundingly excellent.

most of the Rai multi-disc compilations out there are like this (sometimes a little better, sometimes a lot worse). most good Rai simply is not available in the US.

the Rough Guide to Rai is actually a much, much better introduction to the genre, it includes some *amazing* lost classics and some quality modern urban electronic tracks (with Arabic and French rap).

Wonderful Rai.......2005-08-24

This set is a must-have for Rai fans. The cuts are well selected, and have a good variety of sound. For the last month, I listened to it every day for at least an hour.

Worth every cent!.......2004-04-01

If you love Rai or remotely experienced it this is the cd to try. It is worth every cent!

rai paradise.......2002-10-30

One could quickly run out of superlatives describing this massive CD set, with 5 hours of music from a fabulous roster of artists.
It has a wide variety of styles, spanning several decades, with a total of 37 performers for 57 songs.
As well as what we would normally think of as rai, it ranges from the traditional percussive sounds of North African Berber music, romantic pop songs in the Egyptian mode, and jazzy, energetic electronica, making up a compilation of some of the most exciting music on the planet.

All 3 selections by Cheb Mami are exceptional...his "Parisien du Nord", a semi-rap song with K-Mel, is a marvel, and also terrific are the 3 from Khaled. "Kutche" may be the the most extraordinary cut on the entire CD set, with its contrasting rhythms, and certainly shows why Khaled earned his crown of "King of Rai".
Other amazing tracks are by the late, great Cheb Hasni, Fadela and Sahraoui, Sid Ahmed, Moumed, Trio Hasna, Cheb Hassan, Houri Benchenet, Cheb Tati, Dialti, Cheb Nasro, and many more.

Obviously with all this diversity, one isn't going to find all the tracks equally thrilling, however, there isn't a single weak performance here...this is an astounding box set for anyone who appreciates this genre of music.
The foldout insert has no information other than a song list, and for the most part, the sound is good.
My enthusiasm for this compilation knows no bounds...on first hearing, I thought maybe I had died and landed in rai heaven, and it gets better every time I listen to it.
...and if they don't play this music beyond the pearly gates, it's a case for re-incarnation.

Average customer rating:

Sidi Mansour Cheikha Rimitti Manufacturer: Absolute ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Algeria | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000048HO Release Date: 1996-02-12

Tracks:

1. Nghani Ki Ma Nabghi
2. Sidi Mansour
3. Ha Rai Ha Rai
4. Rah Jey
5. Rouked el Achra
6. Maheyni Maheyni
7. Rah Yabki
8. Serrer A Droite Et Stationner

Amazon.com

Cheikha Rimitti is the 70-year-old grandmother of rai, an intoxicating style of Algerian dance music. Whereas most rai is too exotic for Western ears, this album, produced in L.A. and Paris, matches Rimitti's still powerful wail with a wall of contemporary world beat dominated by horns, percolating rhythms, and clattering guitars. Flea, Robert Fripp and Zappa sidemen Bruce and Walter Fowler are among the guests. --Jeff Bateman

Average customer rating:

Cheika Cheikha Rimitti Manufacturer: Absolute ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Algeria | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000048HP Release Date: 1996-03-19

Tracks:

1. Mendirch El Haseb
2. Rah Yabki (Street Mix)
3. Rah Yabki (Dune Mix)
4. Lillette El Ouihda

Average customer rating: You found it, what luck! All the Middle Eastern Music You'll Ever Need!!!! Great Music...Great Price! Grab this one as soon as you find it Super Duper Deal!

Absolute Oriental Various Artists Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000056PJ5 Release Date: 2001-09-11

Tracks:

1. Habibe (Ya Nour el Ain) - Amr Diab
2. Ma Haddesh Te Lomni [Remix] - Haki
3. Al Aseel - Abdel Halim Hafez
4. Min Habina
5. Ha Aqablu Bukra - Oum Kalthoum
6. Noura Noura - Farid el Atrache,
7. Muhanni Ezzine [Live]
8. Kol el 'Ouyoun - Hanan
9. Al-Ouzoub[Live] - Sabah Fakhri
10. Finek - Abdy
11. Iftah Albak - Mohammed Muneer
12. Al Thaniah - Fairouz
13. Chahel Layen - Fella
14. Salma Ya Salma (Ole y Ola) [Original Version] - Alab
15. Leh Afaker Feeh
16. Ya Leyl
17. Samra

Tracks:

1. Harramt Ahebbak - Warda
2. Mistaneek - Natacha Atlas,
3. Wine - Assia
4. Alabina [Original Version] - Alab
5. Yadayeb Fil Nesim
6. Leabet Nazar - George Wassouf
7. Ashan Bahebak - Latifa
8. Nazra - Hakim
9. Habaitak Ta Nesset Al Naoum - Fairouz
10. Bambino - Lili Boniche
11. Maghroumah - Najwa Karam
12. Mahala Ha Al-Samara [Live] - Walid Tawfic
13. Kowna Nehb Elqamar
14. Maloom - Nawal Al Zoughbi
15. Ya Shadil' Al-Han [Live] - Sabah Fakhri

Tracks:

1. Toi et Moi
2. Zine Li Tak Allah/Ahlane Quassahlane/Enti Sghira Ou Masrara
3. Ajini - Fella
4. Lolole (Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood) - Alab
5. Wah Wah
6. Elle Est Partie - Luc Cherki
7. Habib'ti
8. Toba - Abdel Halim Hafez
9. Oudak Rannan - Fairouz
10. Ana Radi Bel Sahar - George Wassouf
11. Mawal: Lakteb Aawerak el Chagar
12. Kelo Minak Ta Hawa - Walid Tawfic
13. Ghidart Bea - Latifa
14. Efred - Hakim
15. Aleik Salat Allah - Asmahan

Tracks:

1. Mon Amie la Rose - Natacha Atlas
2. Ghajariyah - Walid Tawfic
3. Ya Habiti Taala - Asmahan
4. Bain Elbareh Wa Eyoum - Nawal Al Zoughbi
5. Mawhshtaksh - Latifa
6. Habibi Wel Zaman - George Wassouf
7. Elsoud Ayounha - Mostafa Amar
8. Nastra Awiya We Farha Haniya - Oum Kalthoum
9. Oudak Rannan - Fairouz
10. Ay Afrux Iw - Malyka
11. Laissez Moi Me Greer - Maurice el Medioni
12. Liyem - Abdy
13. Yal Menfi
14. Layali - Nawal Al Zoughbi
15. Ahlan Ya Sahlan - Samir Shukry

Album Details

Fantastic 4CD collection of 62 Arabic hits all together in one vast collection featuring Alabina, Hakim, Fairouz, Latifa, Asmahan, Familia, Luc Cherki, Haim and many more.

Customer Reviews:

You found it, what luck!.......2005-08-30

With samples from old 50's Cairo, through the 70's, and the 90's, there are gems on this cd collection that would take you years to find on your own. It has introduced me to some artists I didn't know but now love. Don't miss the Fairouz remix complete with machine gun fire at the end-- what a riot!

All the Middle Eastern Music You'll Ever Need!!!!.......2005-08-06

I agree with the other reviewer that for this collection to be definitive, it would have to add another CD of Rai, but he's right that there is enough Rai out there through other sources that this omission is no sin. While not all of the tracks are to my taste, they give a phenomenal overview of the regions musical styles and artists. Given the current state of world affairs, I can't but be struck by the coincidental irony of the Virgin release date of this collection (September 11, 2001).

Great Music...Great Price!.......2002-11-13

I bought this CD here on amazon.com and it just came in the mail yesterday. I immediately unwrapped it and played all four. The music selection is fabulous. I am pleased to have discovered this great package of CDs - it's exactly what I was looking for. I highly recommend these CDs to anyone who appreciates middle eastern music. You can't beat the price!!!

Grab this one as soon as you find it.......2002-02-27

There must be some magic black hole of CD pricing that mere mortals don't understand.....how do we routinely pay $14++ for an hour of music when you stumble across steals like this for this price and it has 5 hours?

This is an unbelievable deal....what a selection! I agree with the previous commentator about lack of Rai (but then the world music scene is overrun currently in my opinion with Rai, trance- rai, Euro-Rai, pseudo-rai, ham on Rai, etc...get it elsewhere) Its nice to illuminate the other middle eastern corners. Just what I was hoping to find! We routinely frequent a Lebanese restaurant north of Chicago and they always have this kind of thing playing. I beg them to tell me where they get their music they give me a sidelong glance and mutter "go to the Arab section of town and ask for it." (TRES helpful)

Well, here it is; this IS the Arab section of town (and I bet I paid less for it than they did...more $$ left over for that hummous).

Super Duper Deal!.......2001-08-15

Wow, you sure can't beat the price - $... for almost 5 hours of music. This is a great compilation of the best old and new music of the Middle East. Hakim, Amr Diab, Warda, Oum Kalthoum, etc. etc. etc. It's a very well rounded collection, though I wouldn't have minded a little rai considering how eclectic the mix is. Nontheless, you will have a hard time not getting up to dance with this one on!

Average customer rating: absolute rai Absolute Rai

Absolute Rai Various Artists Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Algeria | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Arabic | Middle East | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005MLM2 Release Date: 2001-04-03

Tracks:

1. Parisien du Nord [Remix] - K-Mel, Cheb Mami
2. Roubla Sont Arri - Cheb Bilal
3. Chira France
4. Ya Ahmed - Cheb Fethi
5. N'Direk Amour - Cheb Nasro
6. Belayla - Trio Hasna
7. Yallo Chef Ezzine - Cheb Khalas
8. Minuit - Cheb Khaled
9. Mazal Souvenir Andi - Cheb Hasni
10. Abdelkader Ya Boualem - Cheb Tahar
11. Chabe Rassi - Cheikha Djenia
12. Koul Youm Nestena Ton Retour - Gana ElMachnaoui
13. Ya Hbabi Aounouni - Chaba Zahouanian
14. Ray Rayi - Fadela & Sahraoui
15. Essa- Cheb Nabil

Tracks:

1. Baroud - Safy Boutella, Cheb Khaled
2. Alache Alik - Cheb Mami
3. Lemouima - Orchestre National de Barbes
4. Aalah-Yafrimi - Abdou
5. Visa Visa - Djeloul
6. Beida Mon Amour - Cheb Hasni
7. Zid Serbi - Cheb Zahouani
8. Yena Yena
9. Chirette Aolilou - Bellemou
10. N'Belou Charika - Sid Ahmed
11. Rih el Gahrbi - Moumen
12. Dellali Ala Zerga - Cheb Abdelhak
13. Kol N'Sa - Cheb Hassen
14. Camel - Cheikha Remitti

Tracks:

1. Queled Horma - Cheb Bilal
2. Malliche - Djeloul
3. Nti Nti Mon Amour - Cheb Hasni
4. Amour Secret - Anouar
5. Mansak - Kamal el Oujdi
6. Poulina - Orchestre National de Barbes
7. Alabina - Cheb Abdelhak
8. Ya Hbibi Ya Ben Ami - Chaba Zahouanian
9. Ouin Rah el Galb - Cheb Nasro
10. Jiti Lyoum Tsamhi - Cheb Hassen
11. Ana Hak - Cheikha Rabia
12. Bakhta - Houari Benchenet
13. Sekra Li Tsseker - Ghazi

Tracks:

1. Ca Se Passe - Cheb Aziz
2. Nabghi Glalil - Kheira
3. Kutche - Safy Boutella, Cheb Khaled
4. Zazarkhatri - Cheb Mami
5. Sava Sava - Cheb Bilal
6. Lila - Malik
7. Raki Hbibti - Kadirou
8. Madre Madre - Cheikha Rabia
9. Zoujouha Laaroubia - Noria, Mohamed Sghir
10. Rani M'Dammar - Houari Benchenet
11. Charika Ghadra - Ghazi
12. Dans la Vie - Cheb Tati
13. Ghir N'Ti - Djalti
14. Latamen Fi Saheb - Bellemou, Gana ElMachnaoui
15. Malkoum' Adiani - Noria

Customer Reviews:

absolute rai.......2002-10-18

this is the best rai music collection i have i ever listen to. before i bought this CD i only knew cheb mami and khaled and hasni. this 4 cd box set contains many many tracks and introduce me to many rai artists that i havent heard of before. also a surprise was cheb khalas song that the previous reviewer mentioned. its originally turkish by turkey's superstar Tarkan but i didnt know that there was an arabic version and cheb khalas did it very well.

Absolute Rai.......2001-08-20

A must for the listener that want to learn the sound of RAI. This 4 cd set is a broad compilation of contemporary Rai music. New works from Khaled and Cheb Mami gives a view of the current state of RAI, if not strictly in standard Rai fashion. Cheb Mami's contribution with K-Mel's "Parisien du nord" offers a bridge for the western listener, from hip hop to Rai. The album features Chebs Mami, Khaled (no longer going by the Cheb moniker), Bilal, Aissa, Fethi, Nasro, Hasni, Nabil, Zahouani, Abdelhak, Hassen, KhaledAziz, and Tati. The large number of various Rai singers give a glimse at the breath of current RAI trends. An added suprise appears midway through Cheb Khalas's "Yalli Chef Ezzine" in the form of samples from Flavor Flav.

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