A loving overview of the history of North African Ra� music, and how political, religious and economic forces combined to make it what it is today. From its birth in the city of Oran, Algeria, where it was originally sung by women of questionable virtue, Ra� has become one of the world's most popular kinds of party music. This documentary provides rare footage of the seminal figures of Rai, including Bellemou Messaoud and Cheikha Remitti.

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