V.A. – 1970’s Algerian Proto-Rai Underground (2008)
This is Rai Music from Algeria as you’ve not heard it before. This compilation is a selection of the Proto Raï’s scene’s vinyl 45s. Insert contains photos of the musicians and text written by the man who compiled it, Hicham Chadly. Released by Sublime Frequencies, a small world music label run by members of the experimental post-punk outfit the Sun City Girls, ALGERIAN PROTO-RAI UNDERGROUND documents the birth of Western- influenced Algerian popular music. Label: Sublime Frequencies
Tracklist:
| 1. Li Maandouche l’Auto [He, Who Doesn’t Own a Car] |
| 2. Mazal Nesker Mazal [I’m Still Getting Drunk…Still] |
| 3. Touedar Aakli [My Reason Is Lost] |
| 4. Lah Lah Ya S’habi [My God! My God! My Friends!] |
| 5. Dayha Oulabes [I’ll Marry Her Wheter They Like It or Not…] |
| 6. Malagre Tout [Despite Everything] |
| 7. El Fermlia [The Nurse] |
| 8. Ana Dellai [I Cuddle Myself] |
this is a fantastic album!