Rai Rebels

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The cream of Algerian pop-rai's boy Chebs and girl Chabas appear on this remarkable 1988 anthology of hits produced by the late Rachid Baba Ahmed, who adds guitars, drums, lots of keyboards, and the occasional accordion to vocals declaimed spontaneously over a click track. Despite the musical retrofitting, international hits like Chaba Fadela and Cheb Sabroui's "N'Sel Fik (You Are Mine)" maintain an utterly rocking presence through which rai's Bedouin roots, Moroccan melodies, and North African rhythms may be clearly discerned. Rai means "opinion," and the rebellious subject matter touches on universal teenage angst, unadulterated sexual desire, and late-night drinking parties. Rai "king" Cheb Khaled proves the exception to the decadent rule with his boisterous, echoey tribute to Sidi Boumedienne, a scientist, holy man, and politico of the Middle Ages. --Richard Gehr

Tracks:

N'Sel Fik [You Are Mine Again/Du Gehorst Wieder Mir/T- Chaba Fadela, Cheb Sahraoui
Khadidja [Girl's Name]
Ya Loualid [Oh My Child] - Cheb Khaled, Chaba Zahouanian
Foug-E-Ramla [On the Sand] - Houari Benchenet
Deblet Gualbi [My Heart Wilts Without Her] - Cheb Sahraoui
Sahr Liyali [Going out Every Night] - Cheb Sahraoui
Sidi Boumedienne [Holyman, Political Leader, Warrior and Scientist .] - Cheb Khaled
Mal Galbi [What Happens to My Heart] - Houari Benchenet

Average customer rating:

what a shame.....Rai is not ARABIC MUSIC!!!!!
Rai rocks !
You will not regret it!
Great percussion, hypnotic melody

Rai Rebels
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Earthworks [Virgin]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008JQ3
Release Date: 1995-12-01

Tracks:

You Are Mine - Chaba Fadela And Cheb Sahraoui
Khadidja (Girl's Name) - Cheb Hamid
Oh, My Child - Chaba Zahouania And Cheb Khaled
On The Sand - Houari Benchenet
My Heart Wilts Without Her - Cheb Sahraoui
Going Out Every Night - Chaba Zahouania
Sidi Boumedienne (Holyman, Political Leader, Warrior And Scientist Of Tlemcen In The Middle Ages) - Cheb Khaled
What Happens To My Heart - Houari Benchenet

Amazon.com

The cream of Algerian pop-rai's boy Chebs and girl Chabas appear on this remarkable 1988 anthology of hits produced by the late Rachid Baba Ahmed, who adds guitars, drums, lots of keyboards, and the occasional accordion to vocals declaimed spontaneously over a click track. Despite the musical retrofitting, international hits like Chaba Fadela and Cheb Sabroui's "N'Sel Fik (You Are Mine)" maintain an utterly rocking presence through which rai's Bedouin roots, Moroccan melodies, and North African rhythms may be clearly discerned. Rai means "opinion," and the rebellious subject matter touches on universal teenage angst, unadulterated sexual desire, and late-night drinking parties. Rai "king" Cheb Khaled proves the exception to the decadent rule with his boisterous, echoey tribute to Sidi Boumedienne, a scientist, holy man, and politico of the Middle Ages. --Richard Gehr

Customer Reviews:

what a shame.....Rai is not ARABIC MUSIC!!!!!.......2007-07-14

that's awsome cd if you are new to this North african music( maghreb),,it's in algerian language( mixed of everything) just like the maltese,,,or spanish...or even bahasa indonesia.. the age of dictators is buried...now the algerians needs to get back their identity..and even their language(berber,chawi....targui...chenoua....)unfortunately these languages been banned and called arabic....what a shame... and RAi is originated in Oran, and it's spoken in Oranaise language,,,( like catalan in barcelona, do you call it spanish? no..even it's mixture of spanish,french,,,)and that's what gives oran it's own identity,,and RAi means=opinion the arabic word for Rai is el rai

Rai rocks !.......2001-04-01

If you've never had the opportunity to hear Rai, this is a wonderful introduction to it. This fabulous music from Oran is one of the best for dancing, with its pulsating rhythms and marvelous Arabic melodies.

It starts out with "N'Sel Fik" ("You are Mine"), sung by the great Chaba Fadela, and her husband, the equally terrific Cheb Sahraoui, who's intro to the song is one of the most sensual sounds I've ever heard...the song was a big hit for the couple in '86, and continues to enthrall 15 years later.

Produced by Rachid Baba, the other artists on this CD are Cheb Khaled, who is worthy of his label as "King of Rai", and who sings a solo, as well as a duet with another top female voice, Chaba Zahouania. The CD is rounded out with songs from Houari Benchenet, and Cheb Hamid.

The booklet includes a brief history of Rai music, the story of how Rachid managed to record songs that were initially only improvised and hard to repeat, and the cover photo is of the irrepressible King, Cheb Khaled.

You will not regret it!.......2000-03-22

Knew nothing about Rai but this made me a convert, so much so that probably any other Rai CD will not be able to match it. Every song is indeed hypnotic. Incredible!

Great percussion, hypnotic melody.......2000-01-17

Rai Rebels captures the liberation music found in the port city of Oman in Algeria.

Hypnotic Arab melodies marry a strong percussive beat for some of the most distinctively compelling music around.

I could listen to "Sidi Boumeddiene" by Cheb Khaled on repeat for hours on end, for the extended instrumental of fading drums that make its conclusion.

Tracks:

N'Sel Fik [You Are Mine Again/Du Gehorst Wieder Mir/T- Chaba Fadela, Cheb Sahraoui
Khadidja [Girl's Name]
Ya Loualid [Oh My Child] - Cheb Khaled, Chaba Zahouanian
Foug-E-Ramla [On the Sand] - Houari Benchenet
Deblet Gualbi [My Heart Wilts Without Her] - Cheb Sahraoui
Sahr Liyali [Going out Every Night] - Cheb Sahraoui
Sidi Boumedienne [Holyman, Political Leader, Warrior and Scientist .] - Cheb Khaled
Mal Galbi [What Happens to My Heart] - Houari Benchenet

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