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MC Rai: Raivolution

Read "Raivolution" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki


Born in southern Tunisia in 1977, MC Rai proved so adept in the native chaabi folk music tradition that he was performing on local radio stations before his eighth birthday. Like most teenagers, his musical horizons expanded as he grew and his ears soon embraced the sounds of rai music, folk music native to neighboring Algeria, and hip-hop and other modern electronic music.

Now shouting out from San Francisco, MC Rai presents his fusion of chaabi, rai and ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Raivolution

Embarka Records
2006

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