What happens when you combine Spanish, French, African and Arabic music? Bedouin shepherds frequenting the Algerian port of Oran first dived into this mixing bowl in the early twentieth century. What ...

The recent death of French Algerian superstar Rachid Taha brought to mind the musical genre called raï, so I decided to feature it this week by highlighting a few raï artists.… It’s not hard to ...

Raucous, expressive and revolutionary: Algeria's Rai music took its place on the United Nations' list of intangible cultural heritage on Thursday. "New inscription on the #IntangibleHeritage List: Rai ...

Cheb Mami’s name may not be on the tip of your tongue, but odds are his music is. Over the past decade, this Algerian native has skyrocketed to the top of the world’s Arabic rai (pronounced “rye”) ...

When Algeria made an official application to include rai, a folk music genre, on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List, it irked its rival across the border, Morocco. Now a soft war looms for the heart ...

Spawned from the country’s diverse and politically turbulent history, Rai music has transcended national boundaries Abu Dhabi: When the world thinks of Algeria, a few things come to mind: a long and ...

Raï music, arguably the most popular music style in the Middle East today, originated in the Algerian port city of Oran. By Billboard Staff RELEASE DATE: Nov. 26 Raï music, arguably the most popular ...

"New inscription on the #IntangibleHeritage List: Rai, popular folk song of #Algeria," UN cultural agency UNESCO announced in a tweet. Rai, whose biggest stars include Cheb Khaled and Cheb Mami, ...

Andy presents two special on-location programmes from all over this vast and diverse country. 1/2 - Rai music in Oran and the Kasbah of Algiers. Show more Torn apart by civil war, Algeria has been off ...

Born in southern Tunisia in 1977, MC Rai proved so adept in the native chaabi folk music tradition that he was performing on local radio stations before his eighth birthday. Like most teenagers, his ...