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Radio 3,90 mins

SeriesAlgeria

Rai music in Oran and the Kasbah of Algiers.

Andy Kershaw

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Torn apart by civil war, Algeria has been off limits for many years. With the situation improving, Andy presents two special on-location programmes, including sessions recorded all over this vast and diverse country. This week he goes to the heart of Rai music in the port town of Oran , visits the famous Kasbah in Algiers , and attends a circumcision ceremony in a disused bowling alley.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Hada Raykoum
    Hada Raykoum
    Khaled
  3. 2.
    Kelma
    Kelma
    Rachid Taha
  4. 3.
    Sheraton
    Sheraton
    Houari Dauphin