New Music From Rai on Calabash Music

Cheb Hasni

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:42:02 -0600

Huge Raï star in all Maghreb as well as in southern Europe - Famous for his love songs, but he also dealt with taboo subjects such as divorce and alcohol. On September 29, 1994, he was murdered outside his parents' home in Oran.

Chaba Fadela

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:42:02 -0600

The first international star of the modern Algerian Rai era in the late seventies/early eighties.

Chaba Noria

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:42:02 -0600

One of the rare woman in the 80's, with Chaba Fadela and Zahouania , who used to represent the new wave of modern Raï.

Djamel Laroussi

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:42:02 -0600

Djamel Laroussi, author, composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist from Algeria. His compositions are an invitation to dance. The lyrics of the songs are written and sung in French, Berber and Arabic language.

Cheb Zahouani

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:42:02 -0600

Influenced by the boisterous beats of Morocco, less melancholic than his other Chebs, the Rai of Cheb Zahouani is nervous and tonic.

Maurice El Medioni

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:42:02 -0600

A nostalgic cocktail of Cuban rhythms, French cabaret chic and Mediterranean mellowness.

Atlas Soul

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:42:02 -0600

Moroccan Rai, Shaabi, Gnawa, West African Highlife, Afro-Beat, Socca, Reggae, Samba, Jazz, Funk and Rock.

Club d'Elf

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:42:02 -0600

Live dub-trance-groove excursions, incorporating electronica, hip hop, funk, and free jazz as well as Moroccan and West African trance traditions.

Amina

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:42:02 -0600

Tunisia's most successful international star, Amina is an energetic, genre-bending singer and composer.

Akil

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:42:02 -0600

A key challenger in the Rai music scene