''Raoui'' (راوي "storyteller") is the first album of

Souad Massi Souad Massi (سعاد ماسي; born August 23, 1972), is an Algerian Berber singer, songwriter and guitarist. She began her career performing in the Kabyle political rock band Atakor, before leaving the country following a series of death threa ...

, the Algerian-born, Paris-based singer-songwriter, released by

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in 2001. It was given a three-star rating by

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reviewer Chris Nickson, who concluded: "there's plenty of promise for the future, as long as she really remembers her roots and doesn't wander the empty halls of rock." The Arabic lyrics and translations are published.Arabic lyrics
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Track listing

# "Raoui" - 3:47 # "Bladi" - 3:41 # "Amessa" - 3:47 # "Tant Pis Pour Moi" - 3:07 # "Hayati" - 4:10 # "Nekreh El Kelb" - 4:36 # "Denya" - 3:23 # "Khsara Aalik" - 4:45 # "Rani Rayha" - 4:49 # "J'ai pas de temps" - 4:06 # "Awham" - 4:25 # "Lamen" - 4:51 # "Enta Dari" - 3:46 # "Matebkiche" - 3:29

References

Souad Massi albums 2001 debut albums {{world-album-stub