El-Kebich composes and performs a type of rai that is both traditional and modern. He has developed a personal musical mix in which he blends…
Artist Profiles: Khaled Habib
Tag: Rai
Artist Profiles: Cheikha Rimitti
Cheikha Rimitti was one of the most influential singers in the development of the popular Algerian music style known as Rai. She was born in…
Artist Profiles: Cheb Nasro
Born on November 30, 1960 in the small town of Ain-Temouchent (Algeria), home of Bellamou, the famous trumpet player and forefather of Rai music, Cheb…
Artist Profiles: Cheb Mami
Khélifati Mohamed, known as Cheb Mami, was born July 11, 1966, in Graba-el-Oved, a populous quarter of Saida. Located 1200 kilometers south of Oran, the…
Artist Profiles: Cheb i Sabbah
Cheb i Sabbah was a world renowned artist, composer and producer. Born Haim Sérge El Baaz, Cheb i Sabbah left his native Algeria in the…
Artist Profiles: Ali Slimani
Ali Slimani was born and raised in El Anasser, a quiet and neatly respectable suburb of the Algerian capital Algiers which is home to the…
Artist Profiles: Akim El Sikameya
Akim El Sikameya was born in Oran, Algeria. He is the youngest son in a family of six, born to a Justice Civil Servant father.…
Artist Profiles: Abdelkader Saadoun
Abdelkader Saadoun comes from Khemis Miliana in Algeria, a few miles away from Wahran, the birth place of Rai. He started to play Rai music…
Cheb Nacim Releases Modern Rai with a Traditional Roots Sound
UK – In the tradition of the great Rai singers Cheb Hasni, Khaled and others, Cheb Nacim presents Algerian Rai, an album of passionate Rai…
The King of Rai in the UK Is Back on Tour
London, UK – Algerian rai musician, Abdelkader Saadoun, begins his latest UK tour, which will include live performances at various festivals and workshops. Tour dates:…