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The most popular musical genre among Arab Algerians is Raï, (pronounced ra-i, not rai or ray), which comes from the Arabic meaning "my opinion". It 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 lyrics of raï have concerned social issues, such as disease and the policing of European colonies, that affected native populations.

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