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Raï'n'B (series)
''Raï'n'B Fever'' is a collective of mainly Algerian Raï, R&B and rap/urban artists contributing their best output of the Raï'n'B genre of music with fusion of elements of both genres in a series of albums also called ''Raï'n'B Fever'' albums. The collective and the albums were the idea of the DJ duo Kore & Skalp as duo Kore & Skalp, who in a matter of years became the most known producers of the genre. The initial album was released with great commercial success in 2004, followed by a number of follow-up albums produced by Kore and his brother DJ Bellek in 2006 and 2008, a special album 2009 (Même pas fatigué) and another by Kore in 2011. Some artists contributing to the albums 113, Abdelhafid Douzi, Akil, Amine, AP, Big Ali, Bilal, Cheb Bilal, Cheb Mami, Cheba Maria, Corneille, Diam's, DJ Belek, DJ Kore, GSX, DJ Skalp, Faudel, Idir, J-Mi Sissoko, Justine, Kader Riwan, KameLanc', Kenza Farah, Kayliah, Khaled, L'Algérino, La Fouine, Leïla Remi, Leslie, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raï
Raï (, ; ar, راي, Latn, ar, rāʾy, ), sometimes written rai, is a form of Algerian traditional music, folk music that dates back to the 1920s. Singers of Raï are called ''cheb'' (Arabic: شاب) (or ''shabab,'' i.e. young) as opposed to ''sheikh'' (Arabic: شيخ) (''shaykh'', i.e. old), the name given to Chaabi (music), Chaabi singers. The tradition arose in the city of Oran, primarily among the poor. Traditionally sung by men, by the end of the 20th century, female singers had become common. The lyrics of Raï have concerned social issues such as disease and the policing of European colonies that affected native populations.Gross, Joan, David McMurray, and Ted Swedenburg. "Arab Noise and Ramadan Nights: Raï, Rap, and Franco-Maghrebi Identities." Diaspora 3:1 (1994): 3- 39. Reprinted in The Anthropology of Globalization: A Reader, ed. by Jonathan Xavier and Renato Rosaldo, History Origins Raï is a type of Algerian popular music that arose in the 1920s in the port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
