Men and Popular Music in Algeria : : The Social Significance of Raï / / Marc Schade-Poulsen.

Raï music is often called the voice of the voiceless in Algeria, a society currently swept by tragic conflict. Raï is the voice of Algerian men, young men caught between generations and classes, in political strife, and in economic inequality. In a ground-breaking study, anthropologist Marc Schade-P...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©1999
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:CMES Modern Middle East Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (260 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Transliteration
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. A Story of Raï
  • 3. The Raï Performance and Studio Recording
  • 4. Young Men in the City
  • 5. Listening to Raï
  • 6. Transgressions in Raï: The Weak Side of the Strong
  • 7. The Raï of Love
  • 8. Postscript
  • Appendix 1: Four Versions of "Ma ḍannitsh natfārqu"
  • Appendix 2: Four Raï Songs
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index