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Raï genre — history, bands and artists

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Geography of Raï

Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio

Landmark albums of Raï

Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre

2009
Café ArabiaVarious Artists
1994
SaïdaCheb Mami
1984
RhorhomanieCarte de Séjour
1986
2 ½Carte de Séjour
2000
Un Homme Libreشاب صحراوي

Raï by year

How many studio albums of the genre came out each year

Peak — the 1980s8 albums in all

Artists of Raï

The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners

Overview

Genre relations

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Subgenres

Subgenres or what Raï is divided into

Origins

Genres from which Raï originated

Parent genre

Raï is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles

Derived genres

Genres that evolved from Raï

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