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Raï (/ˈraɪ/; Arabic: راي) is a form of folk music that originated in Oran Algeria from Bedouin shepherds mixed with Spanish French African and Arabic musical forms which dates back to the 1930s.Singers of raï are called cheb (shabab young) as opposed to sheikh (shaykh old) the name given to Chaabi singers. The tradition arose in cities like Oran Relizane Mostaganem Chlef and Sidi-Bel-Abbès primarily among the poor.