Raoui Explained

Raoui
Type:	studio
Artist:	Souad Massi
Cover:	Raoui.jpg
Released:	5 June 2001
Recorded:	12–29 June 2000
Studio:	Studio Montmartre, Studios de la Seine, Christian Lachenal
Genre:	Algerian music
Label:	Wrasse
Producer:	Bob Coke
Next Title:	Deb
Next Year:	2003

Raoui (راوي "storyteller") is the first album of Souad Massi, the Algerian-born, Paris-based singer-songwriter, released by Wrasse Records in 2001.^[1] It was given a three-star rating by AllMusic reviewer Chris Nickson, who concluded: "there's plenty of promise for the future, as long as she really remembers her roots and doesn't wander the empty halls of rock."^[2] The Arabic lyrics and translations are published.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Raoui" - 3:47
2. "Bladi" - 3:41
3. "Amessa" - 3:47
4. "Tant Pis Pour Moi" - 3:07
5. "Hayati" - 4:10
6. "Nekreh El Kelb" - 4:36
7. "Denya" - 3:23
8. "Khsara Aalik" - 4:45
9. "Rani Rayha" - 4:49
10. "J'ai pas de temps" - 4:06
11. "Awham" - 4:25
12. "Lamen" - 4:51
13. "Enta Dari" - 3:46
14. "Matebkiche" - 3:29

Notes and References

1. Andrew Hammond Pop Culture in North Africa and the Middle East 1440833842- 2017 Her first solo album Raoui (Storyteller, 2001) became popular in France, and her following albums Deb (2003) and Misk El-Lil (2005) were also well received. She sings mainly in Arabic and French, though sometimes in Kabyle Berber..."
2. Chris Nickson, "Raoui" review, AllMusic.
3. https://www.musixmatch.com/album/Souad-Massi/Raoui Arabic lyrics