Born in Oran, a port city in Algeria, Rai music grew from a folk movement into the defining pop sound of the country in the late 20th century. It gave rise to major stars and fueled an active ...

despite weeks of heavy promotion and enthusiasm from rai music lovers. These cancellations add to a series of artistic disruptions influenced by strained Morocco-Algeria relations, including past ...

Rai music in Oran and the Kasbah of Algiers.

In the 1980s, Algeria experienced a tumultuous social context which reached its peak during the riots of October 88. This wave of protest, with youth as its figurehead, echoed the texts of raï ...

One of the songs belongs to the Rai genre, and is a duet which she sings with an Algerian singer, whose identity is a surprise. Rumors claim it may be internationally renowned Chab Khaled.