Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Note on Transliteration 1
5. 1. Introduction 3
6. 2. A Story of Raï 19
7. 3. The Raï Performance and Studio Recording 38
8. 4. Young Men in the City 75
9. 5. Listening to Raï 97
10. 6. Transgressions in Raï: The Weak Side of the Strong 133
11. 7. The Raï of Love 159
12. 8. Postscript 188
13. Appendix 1: Four Versions of "Ma ḍannitsh natfārqu" 197
14. Appendix 2: Four Raï Songs 210
15. Notes 225
16. Glossary 233
17. Bibliography 235
18. Index 247