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Rai
- Genre family
- African Popular Music
- Starting recordings
- 8
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Meet Rai
Rai is a branch of the African Popular Music family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Rai is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Amar.
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Parent genreAfrican Popular Music
Current genreRai
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8 recordingsStart with these recordings
01El Harba WineRai · jazzOpen in new tab 02Tere Bina2000 · RaiOpen in new tab 03Sometimes It Snows in April (Dreem House dub radio edit)2000 · Rai · electronicOpen in new tab 04Sometimes It Snows in April (Dreem House Snowman radio edit)2000 · Rai · electronicOpen in new tab 05Yarada2000 · Rai · electronicOpen in new tab 06Sometimes It Snows in April (Dream House dub)2000 · Rai · electronicOpen in new tab 07Sometimes It Snows in April2005 · RaiOpen in new tab 08MaybeRaiOpen in new tab
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