Spirit of Rai

Spirit of Rai Artist: Khaled
Label: Deluxe Holland
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 3
EAN: 8712177047857
ASIN: B0009UWZXQ


Release Date: 2005-06-02

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Tracks:

  1. Aiysha
  2. Derte Elha Telephone
  3. Besslama
  4. Ha Djedek (The Ancestor) (Ft Chaba Zahouania)
  5. Ya Mina (My Beloved)
  6. El Haouri
  7. Male Khoya Madjache
  8. Moule El Kouchi
  9. Aalach Tloumouni
  10. Ya El Hamam
  11. Lila Oven Har (All About Her) (Ft Chaba Zahouania)
  12. Oueli L’Darek (Come Home)
  13. Ya El Mima (Here’S The One)
  14. Ya Marsoule Ellah
  15. Elighithie Eddih
  16. Ouahrane (The City)
  17. Sida (Meli Meli) (What Happened To Me)
  18. Mele H’Bibti
  19. Aia Mina
  20. El Harba Wine
  21. Manemchich Maak
  22. Jite Lik Touansini
  23. Ya Taleb (Hey Friend) (Ft Chaba Zahouania)
  24. Sidi Rabi (Forgive Me For Loving Her)
  25. Tah Kadrek
  26. Biya Dek El Mor (Rumors)
  27. Ya-Rayi
  28. Leili

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Response to comments made by Margo Rice "Rai Fan".......2006-05-20

Margo, the reason why some of the tracks on this newly released album are mis-mastered is because these tracks were copied directly off of Khaled's way too old tracks that were recorded in his home studeo in cassettes back in Algeria in the early 80s. They are not professional, state-of-the-art productions or recordings. But back in the days they were like top notch. Remeber, studeo productions in Arab countries in the early 80s was extremely poor. However, there has been some drastic imporvements. Why Khaled to decided to re-produce his junky old tracks? We really don't know. But may be he wanted to offer his fans an idea about how rough his early days were.

3 out of 5 stars Let the Buyer Beware!.......2005-11-24

This pertains to the recently released three-CD set, "Spirit of Rai." It includes some awesome "Cheb Khaled" songs - and I mean AWESOME! However, a few tracks were mis-mastered; they are either too slow or too fast, and really distort Khaled's voice. In fact, it's hard to listen to those tracks. One of them is a live cut of Ya-RAYI; it's just plain bad. Another "nightmare" track that's included - Alech Tomouni. Anyway, Khaled seems to be releasing a number of "cheaply engineered" compilations this year. This one was pressed in Portugal. Let the buyer beware.

Music CD:

  1. Live in New York ~ Astrud Gilberto
  2. Finnish Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra ~ Jere Laukkanen's Finnish Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra
  3. Ke'ala's Mele ~ Leonard Kwan
  4. Memoria da Pele/Memory of Skin ~ Maria Beth%C3%A2nia
  5. Go ~ Dusminguet
  6. Ta Delicia Ta Gostoso ~ Martinho da Vila
  7. American Gypsy ~ Neil Jacobs
  8. Autant en Emporte le Vent ~ Various Artists
  9. Outcaste New Breed UK ~ Various Artists
  10. Homework ~ Hugo Fattoruso

Music CD

Music CD

Music CD

Changing Horses ~ The Incredible String Band

Oceans of Time ~ Axel Rudi Pell

Resurrection ~ Halford

There's Only Now ~ Eskobar

Zoo Label: Uncaged ~ Various Artists

Mad Season [Australia CD Single] ~ Matchbox Twenty

Friendship ~ Frenemies

Liverpool Sessions ~ Tracy Bonham

Norma Jean And Marilyn (1996 Television Film) ~ Christopher Young

The Player ~ First Choice