Samra ''(''Arabic : سمرة) is the second studio album by the French

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 ...

singer

Faudel Faudel Belloua ( ar, فُضيل بيلوى; born June 6, 1978) is a French raï singer and actor of Algerian descent. He released studio albums, notably '' Baïda'', '' Samra'', ''Un Autre Soleil'' and ''Mundial Corrida'' and the live album '' ...

. released on February 6, 2001.

Description

The album contains 13 tracks produced by Nabil Khalidi and Goh Hotoda and most of the songs are composed by Faudel, he will also be joined by his friend, the composer of "''Tellement je t'aime''" Samir Bouchakara, which composes two titles: ''Je me souviens'' and ''Mantes-la-Jolie''. The album is distinguished by a strong desire for musical mixing and builds a bridge between

North Africa North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in ...

and the world because it contains many musical styles Like techno-funk in ''Rohi'', hip-hop in ''Mantes la jolie'', and arabic folklore in ''Paris - Le Caire''.

Track list

#"Lila" (3:56) #"Aveugle par l'amour" (3:50) #"La main dans la main" (4:15) #"Salsa Rai (Sin Cadena)" (4:11) #"Raha" (3:58) #"Mantes la jolie" (3:22) #"Je me souviens" (5:48) #"Couleurs de ton âme" (4:00) #"Hanina" (4:52) #"Rohi" (3:53) #"Samra" (4:24) #"Si tu le veux" (3:36) #"Paris le Caire" (5:01)

Charts

References

2001 albums French-language albums {{2000s-folk-album-stub