Ya-Rayi
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| Released | August 2004 (International) June 27, 2005 (USA) | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Raï | |||
| Label | Universal Records and Wrasse Records | |||
| Producer | Don Was, Jacob Desvarieux, Philippe Eidel, K. C. Porter, and Dawn Elder | |||
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Khaled's Ya-Rayi (Arabic: يا رأيي, meaning My opinion) is his fifth studio album that was first released in Europe in August 2004 by AZ Records, a label of Universal Music France, and later licensed in UK, and then reissued in United States on June 27, 2005. The European release was dubbed a "back to the roots" album, while the United States release was dubbed a "peace through music" album.
The album includes remakes of El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka's "El-H'mam" and Rabah Driassa and Blaoui Houari's "H'mama" and features noted Algerian pianist Maurice El Mediouni on tracks "Mani Hani" and "H'mama" with Don Was producing the title track.