Rai Rebels

Artist: Various Artists Label: Earthworks [Virgin] Category: Music Average customer rating: Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 1 UPC: 740042150720 EAN: 0740042150720 ASIN: B000008JQ3 Release Date: 1995-12-01

Listmania:

1. Ones You Shouldn't Let Get Away

Tracks:

1. You Are Mine - Chaba Fadela And Cheb Sahraoui
2. Khadidja (Girl's Name) - Cheb Hamid
3. Oh, My Child - Chaba Zahouania And Cheb Khaled
4. On The Sand - Houari Benchenet
5. My Heart Wilts Without Her - Cheb Sahraoui
6. Going Out Every Night - Chaba Zahouania
7. Sidi Boumedienne (Holyman, Political Leader, Warrior And Scientist Of Tlemcen In The Middle Ages) - Cheb Khaled
8. What Happens To My Heart - Houari Benchenet

Customer Reviews:

Rai rocks !.......2001-04-01

It starts out with "N'Sel Fik" ("You are Mine"), sung by the great Chaba Fadela, and her husband, the equally terrific Cheb Sahraoui, who's intro to the song is one of the most sensual sounds I've ever heard...the song was a big hit for the couple in '86, and continues to enthrall 15 years later.

Produced by Rachid Baba, the other artists on this CD are Cheb Khaled, who is worthy of his label as "King of Rai", and who sings a solo, as well as a duet with another top female voice, Chaba Zahouania. The CD is rounded out with songs from Houari Benchenet, and Cheb Hamid.

The booklet includes a brief history of Rai music, the story of how Rachid managed to record songs that were initially only improvised and hard to repeat, and the cover photo is of the irrepressible King, Cheb Khaled.

You will not regret it!.......2000-03-21

Great percussion, hypnotic melody.......2000-01-17

Hypnotic Arab melodies marry a strong percussive beat for some of the most distinctively compelling music around.

I could listen to "Sidi Boumeddiene" by Cheb Khaled on repeat for hours on end, for the extended instrumental of fading drums that make its conclusion.

Unfortunately some of the other tunes are a bit monotonous, but what is good on this CD is very, very fine indeed -- nothing like it.

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