List of raï musicians explained

This is a partial list of musicians and groups of musicians who have worked in the predominantly Algerian raï genre of music.

Artists

• Abdel Ali Slimani^[1]
• Ahmed Fakroun^[2]
• Boussouar El Maghnaoui^[3]
• Boutaiba Sghir^[4]
• Bouteldja Belkacem
• Chaba Fadela^{[4] [5]}
• Cheb Bilal^[6]
• Cheb Hasni^[7]
• Cheb Mami^{[8] [9]}
• Cheb Nasro^[10]
• Cheb Sahraoui^{[4] [8] [11]}
• Cheb Tarik^[12]
• Cheba Zahouania^[13]
• Cheikha Rabia
• Cheikha Rimitti^{[13] [14]}
• Fadela & Sahrawi^[8]
• Faudel^[15]
• Gana El Maghnaoui^[16]
• Houari Manar^[17]
• Khaled^{[4] [8] [13] [18]}
• Messaoud Bellemou
• Najim^[19]
• Rachid Baba Ahmed^[13]
• Rachid Taha
• Raïna Raï
• Reda Taliani^[20]

References

Bibliography

• Nasser. Al-Taee. Running with the Rebels: Politics, Identity, and Sexual Narrative in Algerian Rai. Echo. Spring 2003. 5. 1. https://web.archive.org/web/20180915150718/http://www.echo.ucla.edu/Volume5-issue1/al_taee/altaee.pdf. 15 September 2018. dead.
• Book: Ellen. Koskoff. 2008. The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. 2. Raï. https://books.google.com/books?id=73MO0eiQD_EC&pg=PA805&dq=%22rai%22. Routledge. 978-0-415-97293-2.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jason . Ankeny . Abdel Ali Slimani – Artist Biography . . 16 October 2014 .
2. Web site: John . Storm Roberts . John Storm Roberts . Ahmed Fakroun – Mots D'amour . AllMusic . 16 October 2014 .
3. Meryem . Saadi . Oujda, capitale du raï . . 386 . 1 August – 4 September 2009 . 17 October 2014 . https://archive.today/20140813141837/http://uiwohiz.telquel-online.com/archives/386/mage_culture_386.shtml . dead . 2014-08-13 . fr.
4. Web site: Khaled a le blues . . 10 June 2002 . 19 October 2014 . fr.
5. Web site: Craig . Harris . Chaba Fadela – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 16 October 2014 .
6. News: Victor . Hache . Cheb Bilal, la nouvelle étoile du raï . . 7 June 2002 . 19 October 2014 . fr.
7. Web site: Craig . Harris . Cheb Hasni – Maghreb Soul: The Story 1986-1990 . AllMusic . 16 October 2014 .
8. Cherif . Ouazani . Rencontre – Le monde selon Mami . Afrique magazine . 151 . March 1998 . 28–31 . fr.
9. Web site: Jon . Azpiri . Cheb Mami – Dellali . AllMusic . 16 October 2014 .
10. Web site: Craig . Harris . Cheb Nasro – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 16 October 2014 .
11. Web site: Craig . Harris . Cheb Sahraoui – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 16 October 2014 .
12. News: La place Jean-Jaurès valsera demain soir aux rythmes rap, raï et R'n'B . . 30 July 2010 . 19 October 2014 . fr.
13. Web site: Tony . Langlois . Raï . . 17 October 2014 .
14. Web site: Jason . Ankeny . Cheikha Remitti – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 16 October 2014 .
15. Web site: MacKenzie . Wilson . Faudel – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 16 October 2014 .
16. News: Aït Ouakli . Ouahib . Les Belabésiens réadaptent le raï authentique . L'Expression . 9 August 2009 . 17 October 2014 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051251/http://www.lexpressiondz.com/article/8/2009-10-01/68081.html . dead . fr.
17. Web site: سبب وفاة هواري منار وآخر ظهور له . Erem News . 10 April 2015 . 9 January 2019 . ar.
18. Web site: Chris . Nickson . Cheb Khaled – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 16 October 2014 .
19. Web site: La récolte de Najim . Radio France Internationale . fr . 10 August 2007 . 16 October 2014 .
20. A ECOUTER – Rim'k dévoile le nouveau clip de Maghreb United . . 8 July 2009 . 19 October 2014 . https://archive.today/20141019030957/http://musique.premiere.fr/News-Videos/A-ECOUTER-Rim-k-devoile-le-nouveau-clip-de-Maghreb-United-1834677 . 19 October 2014 . dead . fr.