{"product_id":"dellali","title":"Dellali - 2408","description":"Amazon.com\n\nParalleling the origins of the Western world's early rock \u0026amp; roll, punk, and hip-hop (as well as the blues and reggae), rai originated in Algeria's underclass as homegrown recreational art. The personal became political, and as its popularity (and controversy) grew, the music--marked by raw, provocative, and willful vocals--became a beautifully uplifting and rebellious expression, a flag claimed and raised high by Algeria's young. One of the form's earliest innovators, Cheb Mami fled to Paris where he has for two decades been a rising star, blending rai with dance, hip-hop, funk, and rock, in a string of ever-more accessible recordings. His international calling card, however, was backing Sting on the if-you-haven't-heard-it-you've-been-living-under-a-rock \"Desert Rose.\" Neither a purist nor a misstep-fearing artist, Mami goes for broke with his brave new record, Dellali. Sinewy, sophisticated, and genre-expansive, Dellali features Mami's barbed-wire vocals cutting through multi-layered fields of wild and orchestral violin, accordion, cello, oud, and drums. In turnabout, Sting backs Mami on a track, and late Nashville sensation Chet Atkins is on guitar on backing vocals. But the most shimmering and soulful moments come when the London Community Gospel Choir bust a glorious move to make Dellali a grandiose explosion of nearly perfect sound. --Paige La Grone\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B00005KB9O\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: GGV.B00005KB9O.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Mami, Cheb\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio CD\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49565805216042,"sku":"GGV.B00005KB9O.VG","price":10.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/0819\/9210\/files\/skuimage_f86471df-2729-4768-bca8-cc9c30d16bcb.jpg?v=1731186807","url":"https:\/\/recycle4.com\/products\/dellali","provider":"Recycle4","version":"1.0","type":"link"}