2021

S1.E1 ∙ Apogée et chute du raï

Sun, Feb 05, 2023

DJ Hadj Sameer, collector and digger, sets off in search of the "lost ark" of the raï of his childhood, with the aim of making a mixtape. From the electrifying "Ya Zina" by Raina Rai to the iconic "Didi" by Cheb Khaled, up to 1, 2, 3 soleils (Taha, Faudel, Khaled), iconic hit of the year 1998, a look back at the birth of a musical genre that is experiencing rapid global growth.

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S1.E2 ∙ Barbès, capitale du raï

Sun, Feb 05, 2023

Hadj Sameer continues his quest among the latest record stores and publishers in the Barbès district of Paris. It is also here that the legendary Cheihka Remitti popularized the genre, developing both the sulphurous and traditional side. We can, at this time, hope to meet her in the cafes where she performs regularly.

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S1.E3 ∙ Lyon et Marseille, les avant-postes du raï

Sun, Feb 05, 2023

In Lyon, it is with the help of the record stores of Sofa Records that Hadj Sameer finds one of the leading singers of the city, Rabah El Magnaoui. In Marseille, at nightfall, we come across the young star generation of raï singers, boosted by auto-tune, who accumulate millions of listeners in Algeria: Cheb Bello or Cheba Warda.

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S1.E4 ∙ Oran, la terre mère

Sun, Feb 05, 2023

Long decried and censored, raï has seduced young people confronted with the economic and social crisis. Faced with this success, the Algerian State ended up recognizing recognized this musical genre. Cheb Hasni, prince of raï love, hero of the city, is one of the singers who embodied this youth more than all the others. He was killed in September 1994.

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S1.E5 ∙ Aux sources du raï moderne

Sun, Feb 05, 2023

Across western Algeria, it is simultaneously Messaoud Bellemou's trumpet, Ahmed Zergui's wah wah pedal and Raïna Raï's guitars that give the genre its rhythm and musicality.

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S1.E6 ∙ Sur la route de Jijel

Sun, Feb 05, 2023

Hadj Sameer leaves Oranie for Eastern Algeria, direction Jijel to know the new scene. If rap and zenqaoui present themselves today in first place, artists find their inspiration in the heritage left by raï, of which they are the heirs. Arrived in the city of origin of his family, Hadj Sameer can finally hear the first title of his mixtape.

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